Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 991 · 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) always true (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
2. 2.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
3. 3.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Homework is dull.
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Kolkata is in India.
5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
9. 9.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Homework is dull.
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Mangoes taste best.
14. 14.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
20. 20.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Bees make honey. (d) A year has 12 months.
22. 22.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) use a reliable source (c) guess (d) ask a stranger
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) twelve (c) Tuesday (d) metre
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Bees make honey.
38. 38.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Kolkata is in India.
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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