Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 764 · 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) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Ice is frozen water.
2. 2.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Plants need water. (d) Chess is boring.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Bees make honey.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) Tuesday (c) best (d) metre
12. 12.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a measured result (c) a proven number (d) what someone thinks
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
14. 14.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) someone feels (c) is always funny (d) is a guess
15. 15.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) a rude word
16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Mangoes taste best.
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Bees make honey.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
22. 22.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Chess is boring.
27. 27.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Plants need water. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Plants need water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Kolkata is in India.
30. 30.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Plants need water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Rainy days are fun.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) ask a stranger (c) guess (d) use a reliable source
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.

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