Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 878 · 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) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) is always funny
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Rainy days are fun.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Plants need water.
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Chess is boring.
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Homework is dull.
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Ice is frozen water.
17. 17.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) metre (c) twelve (d) Tuesday
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
21. 21.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Rainy days are fun.
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
24. 24.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) trust a rumour (d) ask a stranger
25. 25.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) always true (c) a proven number (d) what someone thinks
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Mangoes taste best.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Homework is dull.
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Cartoons are too silly.

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