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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 90 · 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) Ice is frozen water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A year has 12 months.
  2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A year has 12 months.
  6. 6.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
  7. 7.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) someone feels
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Science is exciting.
  9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  13. 13.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) ask a stranger (c) use a reliable source (d) guess
  14. 14.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) twelve (c) metre (d) best
  15. 15.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Homework is dull.
  17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  21. 21.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Bees make honey.
  26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Science is exciting.
  27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
  32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  33. 33.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  35. 35.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Science is exciting.
  38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  39. 39.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

Answer key

  1. Mangoes taste best.
  2. a fact
  3. a fact
  4. Ice is frozen water.
  5. Homework is dull.
  6. facts that support it
  7. can be checked
  8. Bees make honey.
  9. Samosas are tastiest.
  10. an opinion
  11. an opinion
  12. an opinion
  13. use a reliable source
  14. best
  15. what someone thinks
  16. Homework is dull.
  17. Plants need water.
  18. a fact
  19. A triangle has 3 sides.
  20. a fact
  21. True
  22. True
  23. an opinion
  24. Samosas are tastiest.
  25. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  26. Science is exciting.
  27. a fact
  28. an opinion
  29. Spiders have 8 legs.
  30. a fact
  31. A year has 12 months.
  32. a fact
  33. False
  34. Ice is frozen water.
  35. False
  36. False
  37. Kolkata is in India.
  38. an opinion
  39. False
  40. a fact

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