Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 886 · 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 word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) twelve (c) best (d) metre
2. 2.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
4. 4.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) saying it twice (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Rainy days are fun.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Homework is dull.
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Mangoes taste best.
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A year has 12 months.
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
15. 15.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
18. 18.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
20. 20.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Mangoes taste best.
23. 23.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Ice is frozen water.
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Homework is dull.
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) someone feels (c) is always funny (d) is a guess
36. 36.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) ask a stranger (c) use a reliable source (d) guess
38. 38.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.

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