Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 751 · 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.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) metre (d) Tuesday
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Chess is boring.
5. 5.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
7. 7.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
8. 8.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) trust a rumour (c) ask a stranger (d) use a reliable source
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Plants need water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Plants need water. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Mangoes taste best.
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Rainy days are fun.
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Mangoes taste best.
19. 19.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Plants need water. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
22. 22.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Kolkata is in India.
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
26. 26.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Bees make honey.
29. 29.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Chess is boring.
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
35. 35.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) saying it twice
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Homework is dull. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.

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