Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 631 · 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? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Ice is frozen water.
3. 3.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) someone feels
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
7. 7.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Kolkata is in India.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Rainy days are fun.
24. 24.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) metre (c) Tuesday (d) twelve
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Kolkata is in India.
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
32. 32.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Bees make honey.
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.

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