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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 663 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. a fact
  2. use a reliable source
  3. facts that support it
  4. The Moon orbits Earth.
  5. Science is exciting.
  6. Frogs lay eggs.
  7. Cartoons are too silly.
  8. Puzzles are great fun.
  9. Bees make honey.
  10. a fact
  11. A triangle has 3 sides.
  12. an opinion
  13. what someone thinks
  14. Pink is a lovely colour.
  15. True
  16. an opinion
  17. Frogs lay eggs.
  18. False
  19. Plants need water.
  20. a fact
  21. an opinion
  22. Mangoes taste best.
  23. a fact
  24. False
  25. Homework is dull.
  26. best
  27. a fact
  28. Ice is frozen water.
  29. Cartoons are too silly.
  30. can be checked
  31. True
  32. Kolkata is in India.
  33. False
  34. Earth orbits the Sun.
  35. A year has 12 months.
  36. Earth orbits the Sun.
  37. a fact
  38. Rainy days are fun.
  39. a fact
  40. True

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