Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 666 · 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) best (b) Tuesday (c) metre (d) twelve
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
3. 3.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) always true (c) a proven number (d) what someone thinks
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Chess is boring.
5. 5.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) can be checked (c) is a guess (d) someone feels
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Bees make honey.
9. 9.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Science is exciting.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Ice is frozen water.
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) ask a stranger
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Mangoes taste best.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) facts that support it (c) a rude word (d) saying it twice
25. 25.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Ice is frozen water.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Science is exciting.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Kolkata is in India.
33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Plants need water. (d) Rainy days are fun.
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Homework is dull.
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Homework is dull. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
39. 39.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Plants need water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Puzzles are great fun.

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