Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 881 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
2. 2.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) saying it twice (c) facts that support it (d) shouting it
3. 3.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
6. 6.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) Tuesday (c) best (d) twelve
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
11. 11.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
13. 13.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
18. 18.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) what someone thinks
23. 23.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Plants need water. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
26. 26.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) trust a rumour (d) ask a stranger
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
29. 29.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Ice is frozen water.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Science is exciting.
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Science is exciting.
35. 35.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Ice is frozen water.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Bees make honey.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Plants need water.
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.

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