Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 902 · 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.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Ice is frozen water.
3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) metre (c) twelve (d) Tuesday
4. 4.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) ask a stranger (c) trust a rumour (d) use a reliable source
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
16. 16.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
18. 18.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Plants need water. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Chess is boring.
21. 21.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) facts that support it (d) shouting it
22. 22.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Bees make honey.
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Bees make honey.
26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
27. 27.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a measured result (c) what someone thinks (d) a proven number
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Mangoes taste best.
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Homework is dull.
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Plants need water. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Plants need water. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
33. 33.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Mangoes taste best.
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
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) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.

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