Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 193 · 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) a year has 12 months (b) fish live in water (c) plants need water (d) milk tastes awful
2. 2.📏 How can you check the fact “The table is 1 metre long”? (a) vote on it (b) guess (c) ask if it is nice (d) measure it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cows give milk (b) homework is boring (c) ice is frozen water (d) a year has 12 months
4. 4.📊 Fact or opinion: a year has 12 months? (a) fact (b) opinion
5. 5.🧩 Arjun is 10 years old. Meera is older than Arjun. How old is Meera? (a) 11 (b) not enough info (c) 15 (d) 12
6. 6.True or false: “facts you can check” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
8. 8.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We asked all 30 classmates; 25 chose the zoo trip.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion? (a) fish live in water (b) homework is boring (c) ice is frozen water (d) the Sun is a star
10. 10.True or false: “The city bus page, dated 2 June, says route 21 changes from Monday.” is likely fake. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “The science textbook and an encyclopedia both say the Moon has no light of its own.” is likely fake. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “homework is boring” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📚 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
14. 14.True or false: “ALL CAPS and !!!” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) sounds nice (c) everyone likes (d) can be checked
16. 16.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) what you see or hear (c) a guess about why (d) a story
17. 17.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a named source? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
20. 20.True or false: “asks for a password” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: calm, clear words? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
23. 23.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) asks for your OTP (b) a prize you never won (c) a strange web address (d) calm, clear words
24. 24.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone ate the cake (d) the floor is wet
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) a forwarded message
26. 26.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
27. 27.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey is yummy (b) fish live in water (c) the Sun is a star (d) a year has 12 months
29. 29.Which of these is a fact? (a) fish are cute (b) a year has 12 months (c) red is the nicest colour (d) honey is yummy
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts you can check (b) no pressure to share (c) no source or date (d) a clear date
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a year has 12 months” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is an opinion? (a) fish live in water (b) bees make honey (c) dogs are the best pets (d) plants need water
35. 35.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the door is open (c) the baby is crying (d) someone left it open
36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, clear words (b) too good to be true (c) facts you can check (d) no pressure to share
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk tastes awful (b) homework is boring (c) dogs are the best pets (d) ice is frozen water
39. 39.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: “Share before deleted!”? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
40. 40.🧩 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

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