Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 949 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Plants need water. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
2. 2.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) ask a stranger (c) guess (d) trust a rumour
3. 3.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) someone feels (c) is always funny (d) is a guess
4. 4.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
6. 6.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Plants need water. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
8. 8.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) saying it twice (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
14. 14.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
17. 17.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) best (d) Tuesday
18. 18.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
20. 20.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Chess is boring.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Plants need water.
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Rainy days are fun.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
27. 27.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
31. 31.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Bees make honey. (d) A year has 12 months.
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Mangoes taste best.
39. 39.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False

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