Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 960 · 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 of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) best (c) twelve (d) metre
4. 4.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) guess (c) trust a rumour (d) use a reliable source
5. 5.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Ice is frozen water.
7. 7.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
11. 11.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) a rude word (c) saying it twice (d) facts that support it
17. 17.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Kolkata is in India.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Bees make honey.
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Plants need water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A year has 12 months.
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
28. 28.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Homework is dull.
32. 32.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Plants need water. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
34. 34.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True

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