Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 929 · 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 an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
2. 2.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Plants need water. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Plants need water. (d) Ice is frozen water.
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Plants need water. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
14. 14.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Plants need water.
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Plants need water.
20. 20.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) use a reliable source (c) guess (d) trust a rumour
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Rainy days are fun.
22. 22.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) best (d) Tuesday
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Bees make honey.
27. 27.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
33. 33.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
36. 36.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True

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