Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 83 · 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) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Science is exciting. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Science is exciting.
3. 3.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
6. 6.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) A year has 12 months.
10. 10.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Ice is frozen water.
13. 13.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Homework is dull.
16. 16.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) ask a stranger (c) guess (d) trust a rumour
17. 17.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
19. 19.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Rainy days are fun.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
27. 27.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Ice is frozen water.
28. 28.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Kolkata is in India.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Kolkata is in India.
32. 32.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) is a guess (c) someone feels (d) can be checked
33. 33.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) metre (c) best (d) twelve
36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Homework is dull.
37. 37.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
39. 39.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.

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