Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 16 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is crying (d) someone left it open
2. 2.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We measured the plant every day for a month; it grew 9 cm.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
3. 3.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone ate the cake (c) the door is open (d) class must be over
4. 4.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it is a tree (b) it is new (c) it loves music (d) it needs water
5. 5.📊 Fact or opinion: cows give milk? (a) fact (b) opinion
6. 6.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) class must be over (c) the cup is empty (d) someone ate the cake
7. 7.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.📊 Fact or opinion: milk tastes awful? (a) opinion (b) fact
9. 9.🐕 One dog barked at you. What is the fair conclusion? (a) dogs hate you (b) that one dog barked (c) all dogs are mean (d) never see dogs
10. 10.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
11. 11.Which of these is a fact? (a) fish are cute (b) dogs are the best pets (c) the Sun is a star (d) winter is the best
12. 12.📊 Fact or opinion: “There are 30 students in Class 5B.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
14. 14.Which of these is an opinion? (a) plants need water (b) a year has 12 months (c) the Sun is a star (d) winter is the best
15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
16. 16.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “We tried the new route for 10 days, and it was faster every day.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: ALL CAPS and !!!? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
20. 20.🧩 The film starts at 5 PM. It is a long film. When does it end? (a) 7 PM (b) not enough info (c) 8 PM (d) 6 PM
21. 21.📊 Which gives the best evidence about the class’s favourite game? (a) guessing (b) asking the whole class (c) asking one friend (d) asking your pet
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion? (a) bees make honey (b) fish are cute (c) plants need water (d) the Sun is a star
23. 23.Which of these is an opinion? (a) cows give milk (b) ice is frozen water (c) bees make honey (d) red is the nicest colour
24. 24.True or false: “fish are cute” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bees make honey (b) red is the nicest colour (c) cows give milk (d) a year has 12 months
28. 28.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion? (a) fish live in water (b) cows give milk (c) a year has 12 months (d) homework is boring
30. 30.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) only if written (b) no, never (c) yes, so check it (d) only on Mondays
31. 31.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
32. 32.True or false: “The city bus page, dated 2 June, says route 21 changes from Monday.” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧩 The film starts at 3 PM and lasts 2 hours. When does it end? (a) 5 PM (b) 3 PM (c) 6 PM (d) not enough info
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a comment with no name (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
35. 35.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📏 How can you check the fact “The table is 1 metre long”? (a) guess (b) vote on it (c) measure it (d) ask if it is nice
37. 37.🎨 Two friends have different favourite colours. Who is right? (a) neither of them (b) both can be right (c) only the louder one (d) only the older one
38. 38.🧩 Aarav is 6 years old. Rohan is 8 years older than Aarav. How old is Rohan? (a) 14 (b) 15 (c) not enough info (d) 8
39. 39.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
40. 40.True or false: “a strange web address” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False

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