Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 732 · 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 of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Plants need water.
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) Tuesday (c) twelve (d) metre
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Science is exciting.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Mangoes taste best.
6. 6.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Plants need water.
14. 14.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Homework is dull.
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Plants need water. (d) Kolkata is in India.
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Ice is frozen water.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Plants need water. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
21. 21.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) use a reliable source (c) guess (d) trust a rumour
24. 24.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Chess is boring.
25. 25.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) what someone thinks (c) always true (d) a measured result
27. 27.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Mangoes taste best.
30. 30.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Kolkata is in India.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
37. 37.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
39. 39.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Ice is frozen water.
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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