Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 697 · 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) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) someone feels
2. 2.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) use a reliable source (c) guess (d) ask a stranger
3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) Tuesday (c) twelve (d) best
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Plants need water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Chess is boring.
7. 7.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Science is exciting.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Plants need water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
11. 11.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
16. 16.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) Ice is frozen water.
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Science is exciting.
18. 18.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
22. 22.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Chess is boring.
24. 24.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Homework is dull.
25. 25.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
27. 27.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Plants need water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Science is exciting.
29. 29.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
35. 35.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Rainy days are fun.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Chess is boring.

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