Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 885 · 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) A year has 12 months. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) ask a stranger
6. 6.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) twelve
7. 7.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
11. 11.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Homework is dull.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Chess is boring.
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Plants need water. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
18. 18.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) A year has 12 months.
19. 19.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Plants need water.
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A year has 12 months.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Plants need water. (d) Science is exciting.
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Bees make honey.
40. 40.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True

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