Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 713 · 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 word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) twelve (c) best (d) Tuesday
2. 2.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) ask a stranger (d) use a reliable source
3. 3.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
7. 7.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) saying it twice
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
10. 10.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Plants need water. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Rainy days are fun.
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Bees make honey.
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Ice is frozen water.
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
19. 19.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Science is exciting.
22. 22.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Mangoes taste best.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
31. 31.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
33. 33.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Ice is frozen water.
35. 35.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Plants need water. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
37. 37.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Kolkata is in India.
39. 39.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

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