Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 680 · 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) twelve (b) metre (c) best (d) Tuesday
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Plants need water.
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) someone feels (c) can be checked (d) is a guess
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Rainy days are fun.
8. 8.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Homework is dull.
16. 16.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) trust a rumour (c) ask a stranger (d) use a reliable source
17. 17.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Mangoes taste best.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
21. 21.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A year has 12 months.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Homework is dull.
32. 32.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Bees make honey.
34. 34.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) saying it twice (c) facts that support it (d) shouting it
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Chess is boring.
36. 36.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

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