Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 797 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) use a reliable source
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) shouting it (c) saying it twice (d) facts that support it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Plants need water.
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Ice is frozen water.
15. 15.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) what someone thinks (c) always true (d) a proven number
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
17. 17.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) best (d) Tuesday
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Kolkata is in India.
22. 22.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) someone feels
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
25. 25.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Chess is boring.
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A year has 12 months.
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Homework is dull.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A year has 12 months.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Ice is frozen water.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Kolkata is in India.

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