Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 964 · 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 word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) twelve (c) best (d) metre
2. 2.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A year has 12 months.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
8. 8.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
12. 12.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) trust a rumour (d) ask a stranger
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
17. 17.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
19. 19.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Plants need water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Mangoes taste best.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) a proven number
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
26. 26.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
28. 28.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Chess is boring.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
31. 31.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Bees make honey.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
37. 37.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
39. 39.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Ice is frozen water.
40. 40.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True

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