Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 905 · 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) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Mangoes taste best.
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) best (c) twelve (d) Tuesday
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
6. 6.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) ask a stranger (c) guess (d) trust a rumour
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
11. 11.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
14. 14.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) shouting it (c) saying it twice (d) facts that support it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Plants need water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Bees make honey.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Bees make honey.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) is always funny (c) can be checked (d) someone feels
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A year has 12 months.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
31. 31.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
33. 33.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Plants need water. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
37. 37.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
39. 39.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Mangoes taste best.
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

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