Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 879 · 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) Homework is dull. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Plants need water.
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
3. 3.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Mangoes taste best.
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Homework is dull.
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
13. 13.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Bees make honey.
15. 15.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Homework is dull.
17. 17.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) facts that support it (c) shouting it (d) saying it twice
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Chess is boring.
22. 22.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
23. 23.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
25. 25.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Bees make honey. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
27. 27.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Rainy days are fun.
29. 29.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
34. 34.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Bees make honey.

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