Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 140 · 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.🔐 A message says you won a prize and asks for your password. What do you do? (a) tell a parent (b) send the password (c) click the link (d) forward it to friends
2. 2.🧩 Tara is 12 years old. Ananya is 2 years older than Tara. How old is Ananya? (a) 15 (b) not enough info (c) 2 (d) 14
3. 3.True or false: “Drink this juice and grow 10 cm taller in a week!” is more trustworthy. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “plants need water” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
6. 6.🧩 Saanvi is 9 years old. Vihaan is 8 years older than Saanvi. How old is Vihaan? (a) not enough info (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 17
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧩 A box of mangoes has 9 in each row. How many mangoes are in the box? (a) 90 (b) 9 (c) 18 (d) not enough info
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) he drank the juice (c) class must be over (d) the baby is hungry
11. 11.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a random website (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message
12. 12.📊 Fact or opinion: “The Sun rises in the east.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.Which of these is an opinion? (a) cows give milk (b) honey is yummy (c) bees make honey (d) plants need water
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) homework is boring (b) milk tastes awful (c) bees make honey (d) honey is yummy
15. 15.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Drink this juice and grow 10 cm taller in a week!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
16. 16.True or false: “A dog barked at me once, so all dogs are mean.” gives enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧒 Someone you don’t know online asks for your home address. What do you do? (a) share it (b) share a nearby place (c) tell a trusted adult (d) keep chatting
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) class must be over (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone left it open
19. 19.📊 Fact or opinion: bees make honey? (a) fact (b) opinion
20. 20.✅ A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) sounds nice (c) everyone likes (d) someone feels
21. 21.True or false: “fish live in water” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 What is an inference? (a) what you see (b) a photo (c) a guess from clues (d) a measured length
23. 23.Which of these is an opinion? (a) cows give milk (b) red is the nicest colour (c) a year has 12 months (d) plants need water
24. 24.🧩 A box has 4 rows of laddoos, with 8 in each row. How many laddoos are in the box? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 12 (d) not enough info
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
27. 27.🧩 A box has 6 rows of mangoes, with 9 in each row. How many mangoes are in the box? (a) 54 (b) not enough info (c) 15 (d) 63
28. 28.True or false: “milk tastes awful” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔤 Which word often shows an opinion? (a) seven (b) best (c) Monday (d) metres
30. 30.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.📊 Fact or opinion: “There are 30 students in Class 5B.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone left it open (c) the baby is crying (d) the cake is half gone
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk tastes awful (b) red is the nicest colour (c) honey is yummy (d) fish live in water
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
37. 37.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) what you see or hear (c) a wish (d) a story
39. 39.🧩 The film starts at 4 PM and lasts 2 hours. When does it end? (a) 7 PM (b) not enough info (c) 6 PM (d) 4 PM
40. 40.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True

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