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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 673 · 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.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) ask a stranger (d) use a reliable source
  2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) metre (c) Tuesday (d) twelve
  4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Science is exciting. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  8. 8.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) someone feels
  10. 10.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
  11. 11.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Bees make honey.
  13. 13.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) a rude word
  14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  15. 15.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Bees make honey.
  17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  19. 19.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
  25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  26. 26.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Science is exciting.
  28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Chess is boring.
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Homework is dull.
  32. 32.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Homework is dull.
  34. 34.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  39. 39.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Bees make honey.
  40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Chess is boring.

Answer key

  1. use a reliable source
  2. an opinion
  3. best
  4. a fact
  5. The Moon orbits Earth.
  6. Frogs lay eggs.
  7. a fact
  8. False
  9. can be checked
  10. what someone thinks
  11. True
  12. Bees make honey.
  13. facts that support it
  14. a fact
  15. False
  16. Mangoes taste best.
  17. a fact
  18. a fact
  19. False
  20. False
  21. an opinion
  22. a fact
  23. an opinion
  24. Science is exciting.
  25. an opinion
  26. False
  27. Kolkata is in India.
  28. A year has 12 months.
  29. Spiders have 8 legs.
  30. Samosas are tastiest.
  31. A triangle has 3 sides.
  32. True
  33. Bees make honey.
  34. False
  35. False
  36. True
  37. False
  38. Samosas are tastiest.
  39. Science is exciting.
  40. Frogs lay eggs.

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