Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 979 · 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.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Plants need water. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Chess is boring.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
6. 6.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) metre (c) twelve (d) Tuesday
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Science is exciting. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Plants need water.
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Chess is boring.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Bees make honey.
10. 10.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) guess (c) trust a rumour (d) use a reliable source
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Plants need water. (d) Kolkata is in India.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
23. 23.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Plants need water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A year has 12 months.
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Plants need water. (d) A year has 12 months.
30. 30.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Plants need water.
32. 32.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
33. 33.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Homework is dull.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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