Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 699 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) ask a stranger
4. 4.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) Tuesday (c) best (d) twelve
5. 5.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
7. 7.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) someone feels (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Homework is dull.
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
12. 12.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Rainy days are fun.
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
18. 18.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Homework is dull.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Plants need water. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Homework is dull.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Bees make honey.
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Plants need water.
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
26. 26.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured result (c) a proven number (d) always true
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Kolkata is in India.
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Chess is boring.
29. 29.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Science is exciting.
31. 31.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Plants need water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Chess is boring.
36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Bees make honey. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
40. 40.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) facts that support it (d) shouting it

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