Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 861 · 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) Chess is boring. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Plants need water. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Homework is dull.
3. 3.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) someone feels
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (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) Bees make honey. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Homework is dull. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) guess (c) trust a rumour (d) ask a stranger
10. 10.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) what someone thinks
11. 11.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Homework is dull.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
23. 23.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) a rude word (c) saying it twice (d) shouting it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Plants need water. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Ice is frozen water.
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Chess is boring.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
35. 35.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Rainy days are fun.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
39. 39.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Plants need water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.

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