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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 936 · 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 of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Plants need water. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  2. 2.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
  3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  4. 4.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) twelve (c) metre (d) Tuesday
  5. 5.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) saying it twice (c) facts that support it (d) shouting it
  6. 6.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) ask a stranger (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
  7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Bees make honey.
  9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Homework is dull.
  10. 10.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) can be checked (c) is a guess (d) someone feels
  11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  12. 12.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  14. 14.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) A year has 12 months.
  18. 18.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  20. 20.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  23. 23.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  25. 25.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  27. 27.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Homework is dull.
  30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Bees make honey.
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Bees make honey.
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  36. 36.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Plants need water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  39. 39.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.

Answer key

  1. Chess is boring.
  2. what someone thinks
  3. a fact
  4. best
  5. facts that support it
  6. use a reliable source
  7. Ice is frozen water.
  8. Bees make honey.
  9. Homework is dull.
  10. can be checked
  11. a fact
  12. True
  13. Pink is a lovely colour.
  14. False
  15. Frogs lay eggs.
  16. Plants need water.
  17. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  18. False
  19. Pink is a lovely colour.
  20. False
  21. a fact
  22. an opinion
  23. False
  24. a fact
  25. False
  26. an opinion
  27. True
  28. a fact
  29. Earth orbits the Sun.
  30. Rainy days are fun.
  31. The Moon orbits Earth.
  32. a fact
  33. Bees make honey.
  34. A triangle has 3 sides.
  35. A triangle has 3 sides.
  36. True
  37. Cartoons are too silly.
  38. a fact
  39. False
  40. Earth orbits the Sun.

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