Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 731 · 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) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
3. 3.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is a guess (c) someone feels (d) is always funny
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Homework is dull.
7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Plants need water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
9. 9.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) ask a stranger
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
12. 12.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) twelve
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Plants need water. (d) Bees make honey.
18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Plants need water.
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Bees make honey. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
23. 23.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) facts that support it (c) shouting it (d) saying it twice
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Plants need water.
26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Homework is dull.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Plants need water.
30. 30.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Plants need water. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Chess is boring.
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) A year has 12 months.
38. 38.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a proven number
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False

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