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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 95 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  2. 2.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) metre
  3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
  4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Plants need water. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Chess is boring.
  6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  9. 9.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) what someone thinks (c) always true (d) a proven number
  10. 10.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) saying it twice (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
  11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Science is exciting.
  13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  16. 16.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) Homework is dull.
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  20. 20.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  22. 22.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
  24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Homework is dull.
  26. 26.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) use a reliable source
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  28. 28.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Plants need water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  30. 30.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  32. 32.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
  33. 33.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  36. 36.True or false: “Homework is dull.” 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) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Plants need water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  39. 39.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Frogs lay eggs.

Answer key

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

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