Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 941 · 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.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) shouting it (d) a rude word
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) ask a stranger (d) use a reliable source
6. 6.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Plants need water. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Science is exciting.
9. 9.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Bees make honey.
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) best (c) twelve (d) metre
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Ice is frozen water.
19. 19.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
22. 22.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Mangoes taste best.
24. 24.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
25. 25.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
28. 28.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
32. 32.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
36. 36.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Homework is dull.
38. 38.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Mangoes taste best.
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.

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