Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 719 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Homework is dull.
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Mangoes taste best.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
7. 7.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” 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) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Chess is boring.
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Plants need water.
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
13. 13.🔍 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.
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Science is exciting.
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
18. 18.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Bees make honey.” 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) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A year has 12 months.
21. 21.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Chess is boring.
25. 25.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
27. 27.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Homework is dull.
32. 32.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) always true (c) a proven number (d) a measured result
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) saying it twice (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
39. 39.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) Tuesday (c) metre (d) twelve
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.

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