Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

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

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