Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 686 · 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.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) guess (c) trust a rumour (d) use a reliable source
2. 2.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) shouting it (d) a rude word
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Science is exciting.
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
9. 9.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) twelve (c) best (d) Tuesday
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Mangoes taste best.
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Bees make honey.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Rainy days are fun.
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Mangoes taste best.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Homework is dull.
17. 17.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
21. 21.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) a proven number
22. 22.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Plants need water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Ice is frozen water.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) someone feels (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Bees make honey.

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