Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 898 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Chess is boring.
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
6. 6.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) use a reliable source (c) trust a rumour (d) guess
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) someone feels
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A year has 12 months.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Homework is dull.
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
14. 14.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) saying it twice (c) facts that support it (d) shouting it
17. 17.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) Tuesday (c) metre (d) best
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Chess is boring.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Ice is frozen water.
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Chess is boring.
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
35. 35.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
38. 38.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured result (d) always true
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A year has 12 months.

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