Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 844 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) Tuesday (c) best (d) metre
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Rainy days are fun.
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Bees make honey.
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Chess is boring.
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Homework is dull.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
12. 12.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) what someone thinks
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Kolkata is in India.
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Mangoes taste best.
17. 17.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) shouting it (c) saying it twice (d) a rude word
18. 18.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) guess (c) trust a rumour (d) use a reliable source
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Plants need water. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
20. 20.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Homework is dull.
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Bees make honey. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
25. 25.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Rainy days are fun.
29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A year has 12 months.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Homework is dull. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) A year has 12 months.
32. 32.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Bees make honey.
34. 34.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Rainy days are fun.
37. 37.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.

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