Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 564 · 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) Bees make honey. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Plants need water.
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) A year has 12 months.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
7. 7.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) twelve
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
9. 9.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) is a guess (c) someone feels (d) can be checked
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
13. 13.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured result (c) a proven number (d) always true
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) guess (c) trust a rumour (d) ask a stranger
18. 18.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Chess is boring.
20. 20.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
25. 25.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
27. 27.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Plants need water.
29. 29.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Rainy days are fun.
35. 35.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Bees make honey.
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Science is exciting.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
39. 39.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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