Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 629 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) twelve (c) best (d) metre
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) someone feels (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Plants need water.
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Ice is frozen water.
9. 9.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) a rude word (c) facts that support it (d) saying it twice
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Plants need water.
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Science is exciting.
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Rainy days are fun.
16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Homework is dull.
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) guess (c) trust a rumour (d) ask a stranger
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Homework is dull.
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Mangoes taste best.
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Plants need water. (d) Ice is frozen water.
25. 25.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Bees make honey.
27. 27.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Homework is dull.
34. 34.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Bees make honey.
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Plants need water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Kolkata is in India.

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