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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 610 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. use a reliable source
  2. Bees make honey.
  3. facts that support it
  4. an opinion
  5. False
  6. what someone thinks
  7. True
  8. Chess is boring.
  9. False
  10. Science is exciting.
  11. Ice is frozen water.
  12. False
  13. Homework is dull.
  14. a fact
  15. a fact
  16. False
  17. Mangoes taste best.
  18. Science is exciting.
  19. Chess is boring.
  20. an opinion
  21. a fact
  22. an opinion
  23. Samosas are tastiest.
  24. Plants need water.
  25. False
  26. a fact
  27. True
  28. a fact
  29. Plants need water.
  30. A triangle has 3 sides.
  31. False
  32. an opinion
  33. The Moon orbits Earth.
  34. an opinion
  35. True
  36. Bees make honey.
  37. a fact
  38. best
  39. Samosas are tastiest.
  40. an opinion

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