Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 736 · 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) Plants need water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A year has 12 months.
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Rainy days are fun.
6. 6.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) twelve (c) metre (d) Tuesday
9. 9.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) is a guess
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Mangoes taste best.
13. 13.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Plants need water. (d) Ice is frozen water.
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Chess is boring.
16. 16.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Plants need water.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
22. 22.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
26. 26.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) a rude word (c) saying it twice (d) facts that support it
27. 27.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
28. 28.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) ask a stranger (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Kolkata is in India.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Bees make honey.
37. 37.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
40. 40.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True

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