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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 709 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. Kolkata is in India.
  2. False
  3. True
  4. best
  5. use a reliable source
  6. a fact
  7. Homework is dull.
  8. Spiders have 8 legs.
  9. Frogs lay eggs.
  10. a fact
  11. can be checked
  12. an opinion
  13. False
  14. True
  15. a fact
  16. a fact
  17. True
  18. Cartoons are too silly.
  19. a fact
  20. A year has 12 months.
  21. facts that support it
  22. True
  23. Puzzles are great fun.
  24. an opinion
  25. True
  26. Cartoons are too silly.
  27. A year has 12 months.
  28. Frogs lay eggs.
  29. what someone thinks
  30. Rainy days are fun.
  31. a fact
  32. True
  33. False
  34. False
  35. a fact
  36. Homework is dull.
  37. Rainy days are fun.
  38. Ice is frozen water.
  39. False
  40. Mangoes taste best.

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