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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 889 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. Kolkata is in India.
  2. True
  3. True
  4. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  5. False
  6. Ice is frozen water.
  7. Plants need water.
  8. False
  9. Rainy days are fun.
  10. can be checked
  11. A triangle has 3 sides.
  12. False
  13. a fact
  14. False
  15. Pink is a lovely colour.
  16. an opinion
  17. use a reliable source
  18. a fact
  19. Science is exciting.
  20. Puzzles are great fun.
  21. True
  22. Cartoons are too silly.
  23. Chess is boring.
  24. a fact
  25. Pink is a lovely colour.
  26. Ice is frozen water.
  27. facts that support it
  28. a fact
  29. False
  30. a fact
  31. a fact
  32. Spiders have 8 legs.
  33. a fact
  34. Puzzles are great fun.
  35. False
  36. an opinion
  37. True
  38. what someone thinks
  39. a fact
  40. True

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