Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 842 · 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 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.
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Plants need water. (d) A year has 12 months.
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Chess is boring.
7. 7.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
9. 9.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Rainy days are fun.
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Plants need water.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Rainy days are fun.
13. 13.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Chess is boring. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Plants need water.
14. 14.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
16. 16.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) A year has 12 months.
18. 18.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
20. 20.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Chess is boring.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
24. 24.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Rainy days are fun.
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
30. 30.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) use a reliable source
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
35. 35.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) saying it twice (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
38. 38.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) metre (d) Tuesday
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

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