Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 994 · 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) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A year has 12 months.
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Ice is frozen water.
4. 4.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) ask a stranger (c) guess (d) use a reliable source
5. 5.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
6. 6.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Kolkata is in India.
9. 9.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
10. 10.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) best (d) Tuesday
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
23. 23.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Chess is boring.
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
29. 29.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) facts that support it (c) shouting it (d) saying it twice
31. 31.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Ice is frozen water.
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
34. 34.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Chess is boring. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A year has 12 months.
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.

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