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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 691 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. Pink is a lovely colour.
  2. what someone thinks
  3. Science is exciting.
  4. True
  5. a fact
  6. The Moon orbits Earth.
  7. Science is exciting.
  8. a fact
  9. Chess is boring.
  10. best
  11. True
  12. Samosas are tastiest.
  13. an opinion
  14. True
  15. Bees make honey.
  16. Rainy days are fun.
  17. A year has 12 months.
  18. a fact
  19. a fact
  20. a fact
  21. Samosas are tastiest.
  22. Bees make honey.
  23. an opinion
  24. A triangle has 3 sides.
  25. an opinion
  26. an opinion
  27. can be checked
  28. True
  29. False
  30. use a reliable source
  31. facts that support it
  32. True
  33. a fact
  34. an opinion
  35. Frogs lay eggs.
  36. a fact
  37. Kolkata is in India.
  38. A year has 12 months.
  39. The Moon orbits Earth.
  40. Spiders have 8 legs.

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