Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 603 · 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.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) what someone thinks
2. 2.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) Tuesday (c) twelve (d) metre
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Plants need water.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
10. 10.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Kolkata is in India.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Mangoes taste best.
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Plants need water.
19. 19.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Kolkata is in India.
26. 26.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Bees make honey.
29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Science is exciting.
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Chess is boring.
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
34. 34.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
35. 35.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Rainy days are fun.
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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