Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 753 · 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 an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
2. 2.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) a rude word
4. 4.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) someone feels
5. 5.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
7. 7.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
11. 11.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Chess is boring.
14. 14.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Homework is dull.
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
19. 19.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Science is exciting.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
27. 27.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) metre (d) Tuesday
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Plants need water. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
30. 30.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Chess is boring.
32. 32.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) ask a stranger
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Homework is dull. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Plants need water. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
39. 39.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False

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