Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 835 · 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.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured result (c) a proven number (d) always true
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
12. 12.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
16. 16.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) is always funny
18. 18.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) twelve (c) Tuesday (d) metre
19. 19.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Homework is dull.
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Plants need water. (d) Chess is boring.
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
23. 23.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Plants need water. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
26. 26.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
31. 31.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
35. 35.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Mangoes taste best.
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
38. 38.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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