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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 768 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. Bees make honey.
  2. a fact
  3. Plants need water.
  4. Plants need water.
  5. Samosas are tastiest.
  6. an opinion
  7. Chess is boring.
  8. Homework is dull.
  9. Spiders have 8 legs.
  10. Earth orbits the Sun.
  11. use a reliable source
  12. Pink is a lovely colour.
  13. a fact
  14. Samosas are tastiest.
  15. False
  16. Frogs lay eggs.
  17. False
  18. True
  19. False
  20. Cartoons are too silly.
  21. a fact
  22. a fact
  23. A triangle has 3 sides.
  24. facts that support it
  25. False
  26. an opinion
  27. a fact
  28. False
  29. Kolkata is in India.
  30. True
  31. an opinion
  32. an opinion
  33. Rainy days are fun.
  34. A year has 12 months.
  35. Puzzles are great fun.
  36. A triangle has 3 sides.
  37. an opinion
  38. can be checked
  39. False
  40. True

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