Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 987 · 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.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) trust a rumour (c) ask a stranger (d) guess
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
3. 3.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Plants need water. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
10. 10.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) a measured result
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A year has 12 months.
13. 13.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) a rude word (c) shouting it (d) saying it twice
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
20. 20.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Homework is dull.
38. 38.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) metre (c) best (d) twelve
39. 39.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True

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