Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 999 · 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 word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) twelve (c) metre (d) best
2. 2.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) a rude word (c) facts that support it (d) saying it twice
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Plants need water. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Homework is dull.
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Plants need water. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Rainy days are fun.
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Mangoes taste best.
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Plants need water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
13. 13.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Plants need water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
14. 14.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Plants need water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Science is exciting.
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Rainy days are fun.
20. 20.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) what someone thinks (c) a proven number (d) always true
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
22. 22.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Science is exciting.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Plants need water. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Mangoes taste best.
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Homework is dull.
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
38. 38.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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