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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 570 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. best
  2. Bees make honey.
  3. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  4. False
  5. an opinion
  6. can be checked
  7. Mangoes taste best.
  8. an opinion
  9. a fact
  10. Ice is frozen water.
  11. Pink is a lovely colour.
  12. False
  13. a fact
  14. False
  15. A triangle has 3 sides.
  16. an opinion
  17. The Moon orbits Earth.
  18. Pink is a lovely colour.
  19. a fact
  20. use a reliable source
  21. False
  22. Puzzles are great fun.
  23. what someone thinks
  24. The Moon orbits Earth.
  25. facts that support it
  26. Mangoes taste best.
  27. Science is exciting.
  28. a fact
  29. Earth orbits the Sun.
  30. an opinion
  31. True
  32. a fact
  33. True
  34. True
  35. True
  36. False
  37. an opinion
  38. True
  39. an opinion
  40. Chess is boring.

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