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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 951 · 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? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Plants need water. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  5. 5.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Bees make honey.
  10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Chess is boring.
  11. 11.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  13. 13.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) a rude word (c) saying it twice (d) shouting it
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A year has 12 months.
  15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  20. 20.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
  22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  23. 23.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Plants need water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) A year has 12 months.
  27. 27.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) ask a stranger (c) guess (d) trust a rumour
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  29. 29.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  31. 31.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  34. 34.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” 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) Kolkata is in India. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  36. 36.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Chess is boring.
  39. 39.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) twelve (c) Tuesday (d) best
  40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

Answer key

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

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