Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 621 · 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 of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Bees make honey.
8. 8.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) metre (c) twelve (d) best
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Bees make honey.
17. 17.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Science is exciting.
21. 21.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Kolkata is in India.
25. 25.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Science is exciting. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A year has 12 months.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
31. 31.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a proven number (c) a measured result (d) always true
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
33. 33.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) someone feels (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
36. 36.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Rainy days are fun.
39. 39.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
40. 40.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True

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