Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 728 · 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.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) shouting it
2. 2.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) best (d) Tuesday
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Plants need water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
4. 4.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
7. 7.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Chess is boring.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) is a guess
16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Plants need water.
19. 19.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
24. 24.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
27. 27.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Kolkata is in India.
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Ice is frozen water.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Homework is dull.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
34. 34.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
39. 39.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) use a reliable source (d) guess
40. 40.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True

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