Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 580 · 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 of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Kolkata is in India.
3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) best (c) metre (d) twelve
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A year has 12 months.
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) facts that support it (c) shouting it (d) saying it twice
10. 10.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) is a guess (c) someone feels (d) can be checked
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
13. 13.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Science is exciting.
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Ice is frozen water.
18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
19. 19.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Ice is frozen water.
27. 27.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) A year has 12 months.
30. 30.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A year has 12 months.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Kolkata is in India.
36. 36.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Ice is frozen water.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Frogs lay eggs.

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