Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 618 · 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) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Rainy days are fun.
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Chess is boring.
3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) metre (c) best (d) twelve
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Bees make honey.
10. 10.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Kolkata is in India.
12. 12.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
14. 14.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Ice is frozen water.
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Ice is frozen water.
17. 17.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) what someone thinks (c) always true (d) a proven number
18. 18.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Science is exciting.
20. 20.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) trust a rumour (d) ask a stranger
24. 24.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Plants need water.
28. 28.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Kolkata is in India.
31. 31.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Plants need water.
34. 34.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Science is exciting.
37. 37.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
39. 39.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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