Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 767 · 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.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) what someone thinks
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Plants need water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Mangoes taste best.
7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Mangoes taste best.
11. 11.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) saying it twice
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Chess is boring.
13. 13.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) trust a rumour (c) ask a stranger (d) use a reliable source
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Plants need water.
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
18. 18.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) twelve (c) Tuesday (d) best
19. 19.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Plants need water.
21. 21.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Science is exciting.
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Rainy days are fun.
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Plants need water. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A year has 12 months.
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
26. 26.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
29. 29.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Ice is frozen water.
33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Ice is frozen water.
34. 34.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
36. 36.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.

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