Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 849 · 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.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) guess (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Homework is dull.
3. 3.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Homework is dull.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) A year has 12 months.
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Chess is boring.
7. 7.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) someone feels (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Bees make honey.
10. 10.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) Tuesday (d) best
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Rainy days are fun.
15. 15.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Science is exciting.
20. 20.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Homework is dull.
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Plants need water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Plants need water. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
32. 32.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Chess is boring.
35. 35.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Homework is dull.
38. 38.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Samosas are tastiest.

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