Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 705 · 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) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) shouting it (c) facts that support it (d) saying it twice
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Plants need water.
7. 7.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Chess is boring.
11. 11.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) use a reliable source (c) trust a rumour (d) guess
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
18. 18.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
20. 20.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Kolkata is in India.
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Plants need water.
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
24. 24.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a proven number
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Plants need water.
26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Plants need water. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A year has 12 months.
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Homework is dull.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Rainy days are fun.
32. 32.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Mangoes taste best.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
40. 40.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) Tuesday (d) best

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