Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 988 · 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.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) is a guess
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Homework is dull.
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Science is exciting.
7. 7.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) trust a rumour (c) ask a stranger (d) guess
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Chess is boring.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Plants need water. (d) Homework is dull.
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Chess is boring.
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
13. 13.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) always true (c) a proven number (d) a measured result
14. 14.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A year has 12 months.
15. 15.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) twelve
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Science is exciting.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
25. 25.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
27. 27.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
31. 31.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Mangoes taste best.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) A year has 12 months.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
39. 39.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.

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