Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 813 · 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? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
2. 2.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) Tuesday (c) twelve (d) metre
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Plants need water.
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Plants need water.
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
7. 7.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Plants need water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
13. 13.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) can be checked (c) is a guess (d) someone feels
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Bees make honey.
18. 18.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A year has 12 months.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Plants need water. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Bees make honey. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) a rude word (c) saying it twice (d) facts that support it
30. 30.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
35. 35.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Ice is frozen water.
36. 36.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) ask a stranger (c) trust a rumour (d) use a reliable source
37. 37.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Rainy days are fun.

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