Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 897 · 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 of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Homework is dull.
2. 2.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Science is exciting. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
10. 10.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) Tuesday (d) best
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
13. 13.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Plants need water. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) guess (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Homework is dull.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Bees make honey.
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Homework is dull.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Plants need water. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A year has 12 months.
32. 32.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Plants need water. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
35. 35.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) someone feels
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Chess is boring.
38. 38.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) a rude word
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.

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