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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 838 · 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 word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) Tuesday (c) best (d) twelve
  2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Bees make honey.
  3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  5. 5.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
  6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  17. 17.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  20. 20.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Plants need water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  23. 23.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) shouting it (c) saying it twice (d) facts that support it
  24. 24.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a measured result (c) a proven number (d) what someone thinks
  25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Plants need water.
  26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
  27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  28. 28.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Science is exciting.
  33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Homework is dull.
  34. 34.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  37. 37.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  39. 39.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) someone feels (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Plants need water. (d) Kolkata is in India.

Answer key

  1. best
  2. Mangoes taste best.
  3. an opinion
  4. Ice is frozen water.
  5. use a reliable source
  6. A year has 12 months.
  7. A triangle has 3 sides.
  8. a fact
  9. a fact
  10. an opinion
  11. Bees make honey.
  12. a fact
  13. Rainy days are fun.
  14. Kolkata is in India.
  15. a fact
  16. Cartoons are too silly.
  17. False
  18. True
  19. Puzzles are great fun.
  20. False
  21. Samosas are tastiest.
  22. Mangoes taste best.
  23. facts that support it
  24. what someone thinks
  25. Plants need water.
  26. Bees make honey.
  27. an opinion
  28. True
  29. True
  30. a fact
  31. a fact
  32. Frogs lay eggs.
  33. A triangle has 3 sides.
  34. True
  35. True
  36. a fact
  37. True
  38. an opinion
  39. can be checked
  40. Cartoons are too silly.

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