Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 700 · 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? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
3. 3.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) use a reliable source (d) guess
9. 9.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) twelve (c) best (d) Tuesday
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Plants need water.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Plants need water. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Chess is boring.
23. 23.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Bees make honey.
25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
26. 26.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
30. 30.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Plants need water. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A year has 12 months.
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Homework is dull.
36. 36.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Ice is frozen water.
39. 39.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.

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