Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 641 · 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.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) trust a rumour (c) use a reliable source (d) ask a stranger
2. 2.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) someone feels (c) is always funny (d) is a guess
3. 3.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Homework is dull.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
8. 8.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) Tuesday (c) twelve (d) best
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Bees make honey.
11. 11.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
14. 14.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Ice is frozen water.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
18. 18.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured result (c) a proven number (d) always true
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Kolkata is in India.
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
24. 24.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
26. 26.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Plants need water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
28. 28.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Rainy days are fun.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Chess is boring.
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Science is exciting.
36. 36.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
38. 38.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True

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