Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 877 · 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) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
6. 6.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) metre (d) Tuesday
7. 7.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) ask a stranger (c) trust a rumour (d) guess
8. 8.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) always true (c) a proven number (d) what someone thinks
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A year has 12 months.
14. 14.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) facts that support it (c) shouting it (d) saying it twice
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Kolkata is in India.
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
17. 17.True or false: “Homework is dull.” 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) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
19. 19.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Plants need water. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Plants need water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Plants need water.
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
26. 26.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) someone feels
28. 28.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Plants need water.
29. 29.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Homework is dull.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
37. 37.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
39. 39.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A year has 12 months.
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.

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