Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 63 · 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) Chess is boring. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Plants need water.
2. 2.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) trust a rumour (c) use a reliable source (d) ask a stranger
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) A year has 12 months.
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Ice is frozen water.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a proven number (c) a measured result (d) always true
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Chess is boring.
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Homework is dull.
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
23. 23.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
24. 24.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A year has 12 months.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Homework is dull. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Bees make honey.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) Tuesday (c) twelve (d) metre
34. 34.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
36. 36.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Bees make honey.

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