Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 807 · 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 word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) best (d) Tuesday
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Chess is boring.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) shouting it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) A year has 12 months.
10. 10.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) someone feels (c) is always funny (d) is a guess
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Science is exciting. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Plants need water.
12. 12.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
16. 16.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured result (d) always true
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Mangoes taste best.
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A year has 12 months.
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Bees make honey.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Homework is dull.
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Science is exciting.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Bees make honey.
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
33. 33.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) ask a stranger (c) trust a rumour (d) use a reliable source
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Plants need water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Kolkata is in India.
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
37. 37.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Kolkata is in India.
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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