Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 607 · 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: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A year has 12 months.
3. 3.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) shouting it
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Mangoes taste best.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A year has 12 months.
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Plants need water.
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) Tuesday (c) twelve (d) metre
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A year has 12 months.
15. 15.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Plants need water. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Mangoes taste best.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured result (d) always true
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Plants need water. (d) Science is exciting.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Plants need water.
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Bees make honey.
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) is always funny (c) can be checked (d) someone feels
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) guess (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
36. 36.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

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