Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 684 · 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.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) someone feels
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Plants need water. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
5. 5.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a measured result (c) what someone thinks (d) a proven number
6. 6.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Chess is boring.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
13. 13.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
16. 16.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Plants need water.
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) A year has 12 months.
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Plants need water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
26. 26.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) metre
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Homework is dull.
28. 28.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Science is exciting.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Homework is dull.
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
39. 39.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True

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