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Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 196 · 40 questions
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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”.

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  1. 1.Which of these is an opinion? (a) plants need water (b) honey is yummy (c) a year has 12 months (d) bees make honey
  2. 2.🥭 You taste one mango from a box of 50, and it is sweet. Can you be sure all 50 are sweet? (a) no mango is sweet (b) no, check more (c) yes, it is certain (d) yes, mangoes match
  3. 3.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the floor is wet (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone ate the cake
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  5. 5.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧩 The film starts at 6 PM and lasts 3 hours. When does it end? (a) 10 PM (b) not enough info (c) 9 PM (d) 6 PM
  7. 7.🖼️ A photo looks strange and edited. What should you think? (a) it must be real (b) it may be fake (c) photos never lie (d) share it now
  8. 8.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  10. 10.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) a wish (c) what you see or hear (d) a guess about why
  11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
  12. 12.True or false: “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” does not give enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  14. 14.🧩 The film starts at 3 PM and lasts 1 hour. When does it end? (a) 3 PM (b) 4 PM (c) 5 PM (d) not enough info
  15. 15.💭 An opinion is… (a) a proven truth (b) a measured number (c) a dictionary meaning (d) what someone thinks
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  20. 20.📊 Fact or opinion: “Spiders are scary.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  22. 22.True or false: “trusted sites agree” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “A spider has eight legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) there are crumbs (c) Kabir ate them (d) someone was hungry
  26. 26.True or false: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  28. 28.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) the bell rang (d) someone spilt water
  30. 30.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a fact? (a) fish are cute (b) a year has 12 months (c) dogs are the best pets (d) homework is boring
  32. 32.🐕 One dog barked at you. What is the fair conclusion? (a) that one dog barked (b) all dogs are mean (c) never see dogs (d) dogs hate you
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a year has 12 months (b) fish live in water (c) the Sun is a star (d) fish are cute
  34. 34.🍛 Which sentence is a fact? (a) Dal is yummy. (b) Dal is the best. (c) Dal is boring. (d) Dal has protein.
  35. 35.🧩 Before solving a word problem, first check… (a) what facts are given (b) your handwriting (c) the page number (d) the colour of ink
  36. 36.True or false: “Drink this juice and grow 10 cm taller in a week!” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is an observation? (a) the bell rang (b) the baby is hungry (c) he drank the juice (d) someone spilt water
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a joke page
  40. 40.🧩 The film starts at 5 PM. It is a long film. When does it end? (a) 7 PM (b) 8 PM (c) not enough info (d) 6 PM

Answer key

  1. honey is yummy
  2. no, check more
  3. someone ate the cake
  4. not reliable
  5. True
  6. 9 PM
  7. it may be fake
  8. False
  9. observation
  10. what you see or hear
  11. the bus timetable
  12. False
  13. an observation
  14. 4 PM
  15. what someone thinks
  16. an observation
  17. not reliable
  18. an inference
  19. an inference
  20. an opinion
  21. an inference
  22. False
  23. True
  24. True
  25. there are crumbs
  26. False
  27. a good way to check
  28. True
  29. someone spilt water
  30. False
  31. a year has 12 months
  32. that one dog barked
  33. fish are cute
  34. Dal has protein.
  35. what facts are given
  36. False
  37. False
  38. the bell rang
  39. a dictionary
  40. not enough info

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