Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 596 · 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.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) is a guess (c) someone feels (d) can be checked
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
4. 4.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Science is exciting.
7. 7.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Bees make honey.
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) metre (c) best (d) twelve
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
13. 13.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) ask a stranger
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Ice is frozen water.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A year has 12 months.
25. 25.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Science is exciting.
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Plants need water. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A year has 12 months.
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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