Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 800 · 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) Plants need water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
2. 2.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) Tuesday (c) metre (d) twelve
3. 3.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
4. 4.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A year has 12 months.
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Chess is boring.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) use a reliable source
18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Rainy days are fun.
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
20. 20.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Homework is dull.
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Plants need water.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Homework is dull.
27. 27.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
28. 28.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A year has 12 months.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) A year has 12 months.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Plants need water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a proven number (c) a measured result (d) what someone thinks
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Plants need water. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
38. 38.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Kolkata is in India.

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