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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 71 · 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 an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Plants need water. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  2. 2.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
  3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) A year has 12 months.
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Plants need water. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  11. 11.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Science is exciting.
  14. 14.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
  15. 15.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Chess is boring.
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
  18. 18.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  22. 22.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) metre
  23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  24. 24.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
  26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Homework is dull.
  28. 28.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) what someone thinks (c) a proven number (d) always true
  29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  30. 30.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Chess is boring.
  32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  33. 33.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) a rude word (c) shouting it (d) saying it twice
  34. 34.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A year has 12 months.
  37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  38. 38.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. Rainy days are fun.
  2. use a reliable source
  3. a fact
  4. a fact
  5. Ice is frozen water.
  6. an opinion
  7. Science is exciting.
  8. Plants need water.
  9. a fact
  10. Homework is dull.
  11. False
  12. True
  13. A triangle has 3 sides.
  14. Chess is boring.
  15. False
  16. Spiders have 8 legs.
  17. Pink is a lovely colour.
  18. False
  19. a fact
  20. Frogs lay eggs.
  21. an opinion
  22. best
  23. a fact
  24. True
  25. Earth orbits the Sun.
  26. a fact
  27. The Moon orbits Earth.
  28. what someone thinks
  29. Puzzles are great fun.
  30. can be checked
  31. Chess is boring.
  32. an opinion
  33. facts that support it
  34. True
  35. an opinion
  36. A year has 12 months.
  37. an opinion
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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