Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 604 · 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: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
3. 3.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) can be checked (d) is a guess
4. 4.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
5. 5.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) metre (c) twelve (d) Tuesday
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Science is exciting.
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Plants need water. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Bees make honey.
13. 13.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured result (d) always true
14. 14.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Plants need water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Chess is boring.
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Bees make honey.
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
19. 19.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
23. 23.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Rainy days are fun.
25. 25.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Chess is boring.
27. 27.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Bees make honey.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Plants need water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
33. 33.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
36. 36.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) use a reliable source (c) ask a stranger (d) guess
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
40. 40.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True

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