Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 793 · 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) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Rainy days are fun.
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Plants need water. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
7. 7.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) someone feels
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Science is exciting.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) Tuesday (c) metre (d) best
14. 14.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
16. 16.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) a rude word
17. 17.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Plants need water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
20. 20.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) trust a rumour (c) ask a stranger (d) use a reliable source
26. 26.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Rainy days are fun.
31. 31.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
34. 34.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Ice is frozen water.
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A year has 12 months.
38. 38.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Plants need water. (d) Mangoes taste best.

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