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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 667 · 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? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
  6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Plants need water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Plants need water. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  14. 14.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Bees make honey. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  16. 16.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) use a reliable source (c) guess (d) trust a rumour
  18. 18.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  20. 20.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a proven number (c) a measured result (d) always true
  21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  24. 24.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Homework is dull. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Bees make honey.
  27. 27.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
  28. 28.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
  29. 29.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A year has 12 months.
  31. 31.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  33. 33.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  38. 38.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) twelve (c) best (d) Tuesday
  39. 39.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

Answer key

  1. a fact
  2. an opinion
  3. an opinion
  4. Ice is frozen water.
  5. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  6. Rainy days are fun.
  7. Ice is frozen water.
  8. a fact
  9. a fact
  10. Mangoes taste best.
  11. Cartoons are too silly.
  12. Plants need water.
  13. a fact
  14. Chess is boring.
  15. Cartoons are too silly.
  16. True
  17. use a reliable source
  18. False
  19. Rainy days are fun.
  20. what someone thinks
  21. an opinion
  22. Spiders have 8 legs.
  23. an opinion
  24. The Moon orbits Earth.
  25. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  26. Chess is boring.
  27. facts that support it
  28. can be checked
  29. False
  30. A year has 12 months.
  31. True
  32. A triangle has 3 sides.
  33. True
  34. True
  35. False
  36. False
  37. a fact
  38. best
  39. False
  40. an opinion

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