Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 65 · 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 a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A year has 12 months.
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) a rude word (c) facts that support it (d) saying it twice
5. 5.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Plants need water. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
7. 7.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) ask a stranger (c) trust a rumour (d) use a reliable source
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Plants need water.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Bees make honey.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
25. 25.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) a proven number
28. 28.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Kolkata is in India.
33. 33.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) Tuesday (d) best
36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Chess is boring.
37. 37.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Chess is boring.

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