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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 587 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) Tuesday (d) best
  4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Science is exciting.
  5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  6. 6.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) a proven number
  7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  10. 10.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Plants need water. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  13. 13.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) ask a stranger (c) use a reliable source (d) guess
  14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Bees make honey.
  17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  18. 18.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  19. 19.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) can be checked (c) someone feels (d) is always funny
  20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Science is exciting.
  21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  23. 23.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  28. 28.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A year has 12 months.
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  31. 31.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Homework is dull.
  34. 34.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  37. 37.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A year has 12 months.

Answer key

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

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