Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 625 · 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) Science is exciting. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A year has 12 months.
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Science is exciting.
5. 5.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
12. 12.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
19. 19.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Homework is dull. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Bees make honey.
24. 24.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) metre (d) Tuesday
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
28. 28.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
31. 31.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
32. 32.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Plants need water. (d) Homework is dull.
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
36. 36.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A year has 12 months.
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A year has 12 months.

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