Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 563 · 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) Mangoes taste best. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Rainy days are fun.
2. 2.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Homework is dull.
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Plants need water.
7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
8. 8.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) trust a rumour (c) use a reliable source (d) ask a stranger
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
12. 12.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
17. 17.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Homework is dull.
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
20. 20.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Mangoes taste best.
23. 23.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
25. 25.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) saying it twice (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Science is exciting.
27. 27.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) metre (c) Tuesday (d) twelve
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Rainy days are fun.
32. 32.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A year has 12 months.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
39. 39.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.

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