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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 589 · 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) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Homework is dull.
  2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  3. 3.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) use a reliable source (c) trust a rumour (d) guess
  4. 4.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) someone feels (c) can be checked (d) is a guess
  5. 5.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) saying it twice (c) facts that support it (d) shouting it
  7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A year has 12 months.
  8. 8.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  10. 10.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A year has 12 months.
  14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  17. 17.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a proven number (c) a measured result (d) what someone thinks
  20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Chess is boring.
  21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  23. 23.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) twelve (c) metre (d) Tuesday
  24. 24.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Chess is boring.
  27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
  29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  30. 30.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  37. 37.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  39. 39.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Bees make honey.
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.

Answer key

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

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