Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 982 · 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 an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Plants need water.
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
3. 3.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Science is exciting.
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Bees make honey. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
8. 8.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) Tuesday (c) best (d) metre
9. 9.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) shouting it (c) facts that support it (d) saying it twice
11. 11.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) ask a stranger (c) guess (d) use a reliable source
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
13. 13.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
20. 20.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a measured result (c) what someone thinks (d) a proven number
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
22. 22.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Homework is dull.
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Rainy days are fun.
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Ice is frozen water.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
36. 36.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False

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