Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 790 · 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) Rainy days are fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Mangoes taste best.
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
3. 3.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Rainy days are fun.
5. 5.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) Tuesday (c) twelve (d) best
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
7. 7.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) shouting it (c) facts that support it (d) saying it twice
10. 10.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Chess is boring.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Mangoes taste best.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Science is exciting.
20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Rainy days are fun.
21. 21.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) someone feels
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Science is exciting.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Bees make honey.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Homework is dull.
39. 39.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Ice is frozen water.
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.

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