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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 830 · 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.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) ask a stranger (d) use a reliable source
  2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Plants need water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  4. 4.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) metre (c) Tuesday (d) twelve
  5. 5.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Homework is dull. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Chess is boring.
  11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  12. 12.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
  13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  17. 17.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) someone feels (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
  18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  21. 21.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Chess is boring.
  23. 23.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
  25. 25.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Plants need water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Science is exciting.
  27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  29. 29.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A year has 12 months.
  32. 32.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
  34. 34.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Science is exciting.
  38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Bees make honey.
  39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Science is exciting.

Answer key

  1. use a reliable source
  2. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  3. a fact
  4. best
  5. False
  6. The Moon orbits Earth.
  7. Kolkata is in India.
  8. Bees make honey.
  9. an opinion
  10. Frogs lay eggs.
  11. Chess is boring.
  12. what someone thinks
  13. Earth orbits the Sun.
  14. Plants need water.
  15. a fact
  16. a fact
  17. can be checked
  18. Ice is frozen water.
  19. an opinion
  20. a fact
  21. True
  22. A triangle has 3 sides.
  23. False
  24. facts that support it
  25. False
  26. Science is exciting.
  27. a fact
  28. a fact
  29. True
  30. False
  31. A year has 12 months.
  32. False
  33. A year has 12 months.
  34. True
  35. an opinion
  36. a fact
  37. Science is exciting.
  38. Puzzles are great fun.
  39. an opinion
  40. A triangle has 3 sides.

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