Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 68 · 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) metre (c) twelve (d) Tuesday
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
4. 4.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
8. 8.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
10. 10.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Chess is boring.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
24. 24.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
27. 27.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Rainy days are fun.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Mangoes taste best.

Free debate lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/debate-for-students