Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 12 · 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 of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) a thermometer
2. 2.Which of these is a fact? (a) milk tastes awful (b) homework is boring (c) cows give milk (d) fish are cute
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) homework is boring (b) a year has 12 months (c) winter is the best (d) milk tastes awful
5. 5.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) asks for a password (b) “Share before deleted!” (c) asks for your OTP (d) trusted sites agree
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear date (b) a strange web address (c) calm, clear words (d) trusted sites agree
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a video with no name
8. 8.Which of these is an observation? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is hungry (c) he drank the juice (d) class must be over
9. 9.True or false: “ice is frozen water” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📊 Fact or opinion: “Sunday is the best day of the week.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We tried the new route for 10 days, and it was faster every day.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
12. 12.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
13. 13.🧩 Before solving a word problem, first check… (a) the page number (b) the colour of ink (c) what facts are given (d) your handwriting
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.Which of these is a fact? (a) homework is boring (b) plants need water (c) winter is the best (d) honey is yummy
16. 16.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The library page shows it opens at 9 AM on Saturdays.” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
17. 17.True or false: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧩 Tara is 9 years old. Rohan is 4 years older than Tara. How old is Rohan? (a) 14 (b) 4 (c) not enough info (d) 13
19. 19.Which of these is a fact? (a) homework is boring (b) dogs are the best pets (c) a year has 12 months (d) winter is the best
20. 20.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the bell rang (c) class must be over (d) the floor is wet
21. 21.True or false: “no pressure to share” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “fish live in water” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone spilt water (d) the cake is half gone
24. 24.🧩 Aarav bought 4 balls and a water bottle for ₹100 in all. Each ball cost the same. What did one ball cost? (a) ₹100 (b) not enough info (c) ₹96 (d) ₹25
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cows give milk (b) plants need water (c) a year has 12 months (d) fish are cute
26. 26.🧩 Diya is 7 years old. Aarav is older than Diya. How old is Aarav? (a) 12 (b) not enough info (c) 8 (d) 9
27. 27.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧩 A box has 5 rows of laddoos, with 7 in each row. How many laddoos are in the box? (a) 12 (b) 42 (c) not enough info (d) 35
29. 29.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a dictionary (c) a comic (d) a rumour
30. 30.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: facts you can check? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
31. 31.🖼️ A photo looks strange and edited. What should you think? (a) it must be real (b) share it now (c) it may be fake (d) photos never lie
32. 32.True or false: ““Share before deleted!”” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📚 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
34. 34.🧩 Saanvi bought 2 mangoes and a water bottle for ₹130 in all. Each mango cost the same. What did one mango cost? (a) ₹130 (b) ₹65 (c) ₹128 (d) not enough info
35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
37. 37.🔬 Why do scientists repeat an experiment? (a) to waste time (b) to change answers (c) to be sure of results (d) for fun only
38. 38.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
39. 39.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a joke book (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess by a friend

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