Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 652 · 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? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Rainy days are fun.
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Homework is dull.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Plants need water. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
6. 6.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a proven number
7. 7.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) metre (c) best (d) twelve
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Plants need water.
9. 9.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) can be checked (d) is a guess
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) a rude word (c) saying it twice (d) shouting it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Plants need water. (d) Homework is dull.
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Chess is boring.
20. 20.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A year has 12 months.
22. 22.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
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) A year has 12 months. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Science is exciting.
27. 27.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Science is exciting.
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Plants need water. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) use a reliable source (c) guess (d) ask a stranger
33. 33.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Plants need water. (d) Homework is dull.
39. 39.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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