Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 973 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
6. 6.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
10. 10.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Homework is dull.
12. 12.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A year has 12 months.
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
16. 16.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A year has 12 months.
18. 18.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
20. 20.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Plants need water. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) metre
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Plants need water. (d) A year has 12 months.
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A year has 12 months.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
32. 32.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Plants need water. (d) Bees make honey.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
37. 37.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) ask a stranger (c) guess (d) use a reliable source
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
40. 40.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True

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