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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 792 · 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) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  2. 2.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) a proven number
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A year has 12 months.
  4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Plants need water.
  6. 6.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) metre
  7. 7.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Plants need water. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  11. 11.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) someone feels
  12. 12.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  15. 15.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  18. 18.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Bees make honey.
  20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Bees make honey.
  22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  25. 25.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) shouting it (c) facts that support it (d) saying it twice
  28. 28.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  31. 31.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) ask a stranger (c) trust a rumour (d) guess
  32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Chess is boring.
  34. 34.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  37. 37.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
  39. 39.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Bees make honey.
  40. 40.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. Spiders have 8 legs.
  2. what someone thinks
  3. Samosas are tastiest.
  4. a fact
  5. Puzzles are great fun.
  6. best
  7. False
  8. True
  9. a fact
  10. Pink is a lovely colour.
  11. can be checked
  12. False
  13. True
  14. an opinion
  15. False
  16. A year has 12 months.
  17. Rainy days are fun.
  18. True
  19. Cartoons are too silly.
  20. Frogs lay eggs.
  21. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  22. an opinion
  23. a fact
  24. a fact
  25. True
  26. True
  27. facts that support it
  28. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  29. an opinion
  30. Spiders have 8 legs.
  31. use a reliable source
  32. a fact
  33. A year has 12 months.
  34. False
  35. a fact
  36. an opinion
  37. False
  38. Earth orbits the Sun.
  39. Rainy days are fun.
  40. False

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