Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 799 · 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.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) ask a stranger (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
2. 2.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Plants need water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
4. 4.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) Tuesday (c) metre (d) best
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
7. 7.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) someone feels (c) can be checked (d) is a guess
8. 8.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” 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: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) shouting it (d) a rude word
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Ice is frozen water.
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Homework is dull.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Rainy days are fun.
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
28. 28.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Science is exciting.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
36. 36.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Mangoes taste best.
38. 38.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

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