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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 954 · 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.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  3. 3.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) someone feels
  4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Plants need water.
  5. 5.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a proven number (c) a measured result (d) always true
  7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  11. 11.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Chess is boring.
  14. 14.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) Tuesday (c) best (d) metre
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Chess is boring.
  17. 17.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) shouting it (c) saying it twice (d) a rude word
  20. 20.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  22. 22.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Homework is dull.
  24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  25. 25.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Plants need water. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  27. 27.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Bees make honey. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  31. 31.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  33. 33.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A year has 12 months.
  38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  40. 40.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. Ice is frozen water.
  2. an opinion
  3. can be checked
  4. Plants need water.
  5. True
  6. what someone thinks
  7. Pink is a lovely colour.
  8. Mangoes taste best.
  9. an opinion
  10. a fact
  11. False
  12. True
  13. Frogs lay eggs.
  14. True
  15. best
  16. Chess is boring.
  17. False
  18. False
  19. facts that support it
  20. True
  21. a fact
  22. True
  23. Plants need water.
  24. an opinion
  25. False
  26. Rainy days are fun.
  27. Homework is dull.
  28. Kolkata is in India.
  29. A triangle has 3 sides.
  30. a fact
  31. True
  32. Puzzles are great fun.
  33. False
  34. a fact
  35. a fact
  36. Frogs lay eggs.
  37. Cartoons are too silly.
  38. a fact
  39. an opinion
  40. False

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