Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 627 · 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) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Plants need water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Rainy days are fun.
6. 6.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) can be checked (c) someone feels (d) is always funny
8. 8.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) ask a stranger (c) guess (d) use a reliable source
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Plants need water.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
14. 14.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a measured result (c) what someone thinks (d) a proven number
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
20. 20.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
22. 22.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Bees make honey.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Science is exciting.
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Science is exciting.
29. 29.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Plants need water.
31. 31.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
33. 33.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A year has 12 months.
38. 38.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
39. 39.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
40. 40.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True

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