Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 579 · 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.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
6. 6.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A year has 12 months.
11. 11.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
13. 13.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured result (d) always true
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Plants need water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Rainy days are fun.
16. 16.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) twelve (c) Tuesday (d) metre
17. 17.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Bees make honey.
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Plants need water. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Plants need water.
21. 21.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) A year has 12 months.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Bees make honey.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
32. 32.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Bees make honey.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Mangoes taste best.
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Plants need water. (d) A year has 12 months.
37. 37.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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