Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 632 · 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? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Kolkata is in India.
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Plants need water. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
7. 7.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a proven number (c) a measured result (d) what someone thinks
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Plants need water.
11. 11.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) is a guess
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Science is exciting.
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
14. 14.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Chess is boring.
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Bees make honey.
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
23. 23.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) twelve (c) best (d) Tuesday
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Chess is boring.
29. 29.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
34. 34.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) a rude word
36. 36.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.

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