Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 84 · 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) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Homework is dull.
3. 3.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
4. 4.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Mangoes taste best.
12. 12.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) Tuesday (c) best (d) metre
17. 17.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Chess is boring.
19. 19.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
24. 24.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) ask a stranger (c) trust a rumour (d) guess
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
27. 27.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Plants need water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Rainy days are fun.
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Science is exciting.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
36. 36.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Kolkata is in India.
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.

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