Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 833 · 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.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) is always funny
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
3. 3.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Homework is dull.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) use a reliable source (c) guess (d) ask a stranger
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A year has 12 months.
9. 9.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
16. 16.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
20. 20.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
27. 27.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) a rude word
28. 28.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Bees make honey. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
29. 29.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Chess is boring. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
31. 31.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Kolkata is in India.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) metre
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Kolkata is in India.
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Science is exciting.
38. 38.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Kolkata is in India.

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