Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 107 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Evidence before belief): Find the skill: fact or opinion, source, evidence, fake claim or observation. Use that lesson’s tip — can it be checked; who really knows; enough cases and no missing fact; warning signs; seen or guessed. If a fact you need is missing, the answer is “not enough info”.

1. 1.🍛 Which sentence is a fact? (a) Dal is the best. (b) Dal is yummy. (c) Dal is boring. (d) Dal has protein.
2. 2.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a measured length (b) what you see (c) a photo (d) a guess from clues
3. 3.🧩 A box of apples has 5 in each row. How many apples are in the box? (a) 5 (b) 50 (c) 10 (d) not enough info
4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
5. 5.True or false: “winter is the best” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk tastes awful (b) bees make honey (c) cows give milk (d) ice is frozen water
7. 7.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a clear date? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
8. 8.🔐 A message says you won a prize and asks for your password. What do you do? (a) forward it to friends (b) click the link (c) tell a parent (d) send the password
9. 9.True or false: “A spider has eight legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
12. 12.🧩 Arjun bought 5 pens for ₹100 in all. Each pen cost the same. What did one pen cost? (a) ₹20 (b) ₹25 (c) ₹100 (d) not enough info
13. 13.📊 Fact or opinion: fish are cute? (a) opinion (b) fact
14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) homework is boring (b) red is the nicest colour (c) ice is frozen water (d) fish are cute
17. 17.True or false: “a named source” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Cricket is the most exciting sport.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “We tested 20 seeds, and 18 of them sprouted.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “too good to be true” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “One student said the canteen food was cold, so it is always cold.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
23. 23.🔬 Why do scientists repeat an experiment? (a) to change answers (b) for fun only (c) to waste time (d) to be sure of results
24. 24.🧩 A box of apples has 9 in each row. How many apples are in the box? (a) not enough info (b) 90 (c) 9 (d) 18
25. 25.True or false: “Your account will be deleted. Send your OTP to save it.” is more trustworthy. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) there are crumbs (b) someone was hungry (c) Kabir ate them (d) the dog did it
27. 27.True or false: “We tried the new route for 10 days, and it was faster every day.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a fact? (a) fish live in water (b) milk tastes awful (c) red is the nicest colour (d) homework is boring
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) class must be over (c) the floor is wet (d) someone ate the cake
30. 30.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “asks for a password” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 What does “evidence” mean? (a) a rumour (b) facts that support it (c) a guess (d) a loud opinion
34. 34.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: too good to be true? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusted sites agree (b) a clear date (c) asks for a password (d) a named source
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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