Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 945 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) can be checked (d) is a guess
4. 4.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) shouting it (d) a rude word
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
7. 7.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) best (c) twelve (d) Tuesday
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Homework is dull.
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) trust a rumour (c) ask a stranger (d) use a reliable source
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Science is exciting.
27. 27.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) a proven number
28. 28.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Plants need water. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Plants need water.
35. 35.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Homework is dull.
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Ice is frozen water.
39. 39.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True

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