Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 701 · 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.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
2. 2.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) best (d) Tuesday
3. 3.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Plants need water. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
5. 5.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Plants need water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
7. 7.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Homework is dull.
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Homework is dull.
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Plants need water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Plants need water.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Mangoes taste best.
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Kolkata is in India.
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Rainy days are fun.
24. 24.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
26. 26.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
29. 29.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Plants need water. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Rainy days are fun.
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
35. 35.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
39. 39.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
40. 40.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True

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