Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 657 · 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) use a reliable source (b) ask a stranger (c) trust a rumour (d) guess
2. 2.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Plants need water.
5. 5.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Chess is boring.
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Chess is boring.
8. 8.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
10. 10.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Plants need water.
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Bees make honey.
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
21. 21.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
22. 22.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) twelve (c) best (d) Tuesday
23. 23.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Science is exciting.
32. 32.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Bees make honey.
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
37. 37.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Science is exciting.
39. 39.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.

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