Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 780 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) use a reliable source (c) guess (d) trust a rumour
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Plants need water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
4. 4.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) Tuesday (d) best
5. 5.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) a rude word
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
7. 7.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) can be checked
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
11. 11.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Science is exciting.
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
23. 23.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Science is exciting.
25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Rainy days are fun.
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
33. 33.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
36. 36.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Science is exciting.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Science is exciting.

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