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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 815 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. Bees make honey.
  2. facts that support it
  3. can be checked
  4. The Moon orbits Earth.
  5. best
  6. what someone thinks
  7. The Moon orbits Earth.
  8. a fact
  9. Bees make honey.
  10. a fact
  11. an opinion
  12. a fact
  13. False
  14. Spiders have 8 legs.
  15. Homework is dull.
  16. False
  17. a fact
  18. Earth orbits the Sun.
  19. use a reliable source
  20. A year has 12 months.
  21. True
  22. Cartoons are too silly.
  23. Mangoes taste best.
  24. Ice is frozen water.
  25. False
  26. an opinion
  27. a fact
  28. Rainy days are fun.
  29. Pink is a lovely colour.
  30. True
  31. a fact
  32. False
  33. True
  34. False
  35. True
  36. False
  37. True
  38. an opinion
  39. Chess is boring.
  40. a fact

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