Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 639 · 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) Bees make honey. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Plants need water. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) twelve (c) Tuesday (d) metre
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Plants need water. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Plants need water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
7. 7.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) ask a stranger (c) trust a rumour (d) guess
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A year has 12 months.
9. 9.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
11. 11.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Bees make honey.
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
14. 14.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Plants need water. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Chess is boring.
16. 16.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Rainy days are fun.
28. 28.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Kolkata is in India.
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
34. 34.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Kolkata is in India.
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Bees make honey.
38. 38.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Plants need water.
40. 40.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True

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