Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 605 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Chess is boring.
2. 2.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) a rude word (c) shouting it (d) saying it twice
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Plants need water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) someone feels
6. 6.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Plants need water.
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
9. 9.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A year has 12 months.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
13. 13.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Rainy days are fun.
15. 15.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Science is exciting.
18. 18.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Science is exciting.
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
24. 24.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Homework is dull.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
30. 30.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) twelve (c) Tuesday (d) metre
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Mangoes taste best.
33. 33.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Plants need water.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Plants need water. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Frogs lay eggs.

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