Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 568 · 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) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Bees make honey.
2. 2.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) ask a stranger (d) use a reliable source
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Bees make honey.
4. 4.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) Tuesday (c) metre (d) twelve
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Kolkata is in India.
6. 6.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) what someone thinks (c) always true (d) a measured result
7. 7.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) can be checked (c) is a guess (d) is always funny
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Kolkata is in India.
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Chess is boring.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Plants need water.
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Bees make honey.
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Chess is boring.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Plants need water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Mangoes taste best.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Rainy days are fun.
26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Plants need water.
27. 27.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Rainy days are fun.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
36. 36.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) shouting it (d) a rude word

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