Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 561 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Can it be checked?): Fact: can be checked and proved, for example by counting, measuring or a reliable book. Opinion: a belief or feeling; people can sensibly disagree. Watch for best, worst, nicest, boring, should. In a debate, back every opinion with facts.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) metre
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Science is exciting.
7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Kolkata is in India.
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
11. 11.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Plants need water.
15. 15.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
16. 16.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured result (d) always true
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) A year has 12 months.
18. 18.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Rainy days are fun.
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Kolkata is in India.
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Science is exciting.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
27. 27.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
29. 29.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
40. 40.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) facts that support it (d) shouting it

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