Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 112 · 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.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Shocking! Eat this one fruit and never fall ill again!” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
2. 2.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school starts at 8 AM.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
5. 5.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “One student said the canteen food was cold, so it is always cold.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
6. 6.True or false: “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Schools closed for a month! Forward to 10 groups now!” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The weather office’s page says heavy rain is expected tomorrow.” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
9. 9.🧩 The film starts at 2 PM and lasts 3 hours. When does it end? (a) 6 PM (b) 2 PM (c) 5 PM (d) not enough info
10. 10.🧩 A box of laddoos has 7 in each row. How many laddoos are in the box? (a) 70 (b) 14 (c) not enough info (d) 7
11. 11.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school has the nicest uniform.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
13. 13.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) ALL CAPS and !!! (b) a clear date (c) asks for your OTP (d) no source or date
14. 14.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Schools closed for a month! Forward to 10 groups now!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
15. 15.🧩 Arjun bought 2 pens and a cap for ₹100 in all. Each pen cost the same. What did one pen cost? (a) ₹100 (b) ₹98 (c) not enough info (d) ₹50
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion? (a) a year has 12 months (b) cows give milk (c) dogs are the best pets (d) the Sun is a star
17. 17.📊 Fact or opinion: honey is yummy? (a) opinion (b) fact
18. 18.📊 Which gives the best evidence about the class’s favourite game? (a) asking one friend (b) asking the whole class (c) asking your pet (d) guessing
19. 19.🧩 Meera bought 3 markers and a water bottle for ₹185 in all. Each marker cost the same. What did one marker cost? (a) ₹182 (b) not enough info (c) ₹185 (d) ₹61
20. 20.Which of these is a fact? (a) fish live in water (b) honey is yummy (c) homework is boring (d) milk tastes awful
21. 21.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
22. 22.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the floor is wet (c) class must be over (d) the baby is hungry
24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
25. 25.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📊 Fact or opinion: dogs are the best pets? (a) fact (b) opinion
29. 29.Which of these is a fact? (a) winter is the best (b) milk tastes awful (c) homework is boring (d) a year has 12 months
30. 30.🧩 Before solving a word problem, first check… (a) the colour of ink (b) your handwriting (c) the page number (d) what facts are given
31. 31.Which of these is a fact? (a) the Sun is a star (b) honey is yummy (c) red is the nicest colour (d) fish are cute
32. 32.True or false: “a year has 12 months” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📊 Fact or opinion: fish live in water? (a) fact (b) opinion
34. 34.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We asked all 30 classmates; 25 chose the zoo trip.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
36. 36.True or false: “asks for a password” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the floor is wet (c) he drank the juice (d) the cake is half gone
39. 39.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) a named source (b) a clear date (c) a prize you never won (d) trusted sites agree
40. 40.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) no pressure to share (b) “Share before deleted!” (c) facts you can check (d) a named source

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