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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 791 · 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) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Homework is dull.
  2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  3. 3.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  6. 6.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) someone feels (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
  8. 8.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured result (c) a proven number (d) always true
  10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Bees make honey.
  15. 15.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  17. 17.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Chess is boring.
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Plants need water. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Bees make honey. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  23. 23.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  25. 25.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Homework is dull.
  27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Plants need water. (d) Homework is dull.
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
  29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Science is exciting.
  30. 30.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) ask a stranger (c) guess (d) use a reliable source
  31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Plants need water.
  32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  37. 37.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

Answer key

  1. A triangle has 3 sides.
  2. Puzzles are great fun.
  3. True
  4. an opinion
  5. a fact
  6. can be checked
  7. Puzzles are great fun.
  8. False
  9. what someone thinks
  10. an opinion
  11. A year has 12 months.
  12. Kolkata is in India.
  13. a fact
  14. Science is exciting.
  15. False
  16. a fact
  17. True
  18. Kolkata is in India.
  19. The Moon orbits Earth.
  20. Pink is a lovely colour.
  21. Plants need water.
  22. Pink is a lovely colour.
  23. False
  24. a fact
  25. True
  26. Spiders have 8 legs.
  27. Plants need water.
  28. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  29. Ice is frozen water.
  30. use a reliable source
  31. Homework is dull.
  32. a fact
  33. an opinion
  34. an opinion
  35. an opinion
  36. a fact
  37. False
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a fact

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