Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 660 · 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 word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) metre
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Bees make honey.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) a rude word
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Ice is frozen water.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Bees make honey.
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Homework is dull.
14. 14.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) someone feels (c) is always funny (d) is a guess
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Chess is boring.
20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Science is exciting.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Science is exciting.
27. 27.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
31. 31.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Kolkata is in India.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Mangoes taste best.
36. 36.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
39. 39.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Kolkata is in India.
40. 40.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) what someone thinks

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