Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 571 · 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 word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) metre (c) best (d) twelve
2. 2.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Rainy days are fun.
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Rainy days are fun.
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Rainy days are fun.
11. 11.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Plants need water. (d) Bees make honey.
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Plants need water.
20. 20.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Plants need water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Ice is frozen water.
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Ice is frozen water.
23. 23.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Ice is frozen water.
24. 24.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A year has 12 months.
29. 29.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a proven number (c) a measured result (d) always true
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Homework is dull.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Rainy days are fun.
33. 33.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) is a guess
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
37. 37.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.

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