Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 854 · 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.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is a guess (c) someone feels (d) is always funny
2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Homework is dull.
3. 3.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Rainy days are fun.
6. 6.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Bees make honey.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Homework is dull.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Plants need water. (d) Kolkata is in India.
12. 12.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Bees make honey.
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
16. 16.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
19. 19.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A year has 12 months.
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Kolkata is in India.
30. 30.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) ask a stranger (c) guess (d) trust a rumour
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Bees make honey.
32. 32.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Bees make honey.
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A year has 12 months.
35. 35.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Chess is boring.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Puzzles are great fun.

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