Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 783 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
7. 7.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
9. 9.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) a rude word
11. 11.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Chess is boring.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Bees make honey. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Plants need water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Rainy days are fun.
23. 23.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Plants need water. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
25. 25.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) can be checked (d) is a guess
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
32. 32.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Rainy days are fun.
34. 34.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Chess is boring.
38. 38.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Rainy days are fun.

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