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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 892 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  2. 2.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Bees make honey. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  4. 4.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) use a reliable source (d) guess
  5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Homework is dull.
  10. 10.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Plants need water.
  13. 13.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  17. 17.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) metre (c) best (d) twelve
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  20. 20.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Bees make honey.
  23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  26. 26.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Bees make honey.
  28. 28.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  34. 34.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  35. 35.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” 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) Rainy days are fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  39. 39.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Bees make honey.

Answer key

  1. The Moon orbits Earth.
  2. False
  3. Cartoons are too silly.
  4. use a reliable source
  5. Pink is a lovely colour.
  6. a fact
  7. an opinion
  8. a fact
  9. Frogs lay eggs.
  10. can be checked
  11. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  12. Plants need water.
  13. False
  14. a fact
  15. Science is exciting.
  16. a fact
  17. best
  18. A year has 12 months.
  19. an opinion
  20. False
  21. an opinion
  22. Bees make honey.
  23. A year has 12 months.
  24. Samosas are tastiest.
  25. an opinion
  26. True
  27. Homework is dull.
  28. what someone thinks
  29. Bees make honey.
  30. Spiders have 8 legs.
  31. a fact
  32. a fact
  33. Kolkata is in India.
  34. Mangoes taste best.
  35. True
  36. Rainy days are fun.
  37. a fact
  38. Cartoons are too silly.
  39. True
  40. Science is exciting.

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