← Fact or opinion lesson New set →

Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 69 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. best
  2. a fact
  3. an opinion
  4. Frogs lay eggs.
  5. an opinion
  6. False
  7. Bees make honey.
  8. False
  9. an opinion
  10. use a reliable source
  11. A triangle has 3 sides.
  12. Science is exciting.
  13. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  14. Spiders have 8 legs.
  15. Cartoons are too silly.
  16. True
  17. facts that support it
  18. Bees make honey.
  19. False
  20. Earth orbits the Sun.
  21. an opinion
  22. Chess is boring.
  23. Ice is frozen water.
  24. Cartoons are too silly.
  25. a fact
  26. an opinion
  27. a fact
  28. Science is exciting.
  29. True
  30. False
  31. True
  32. False
  33. Kolkata is in India.
  34. Mangoes taste best.
  35. an opinion
  36. an opinion
  37. a fact
  38. True
  39. a fact
  40. Mangoes taste best.

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