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Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 208 · 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.📊 Fact or opinion: “A week has seven days.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  2. 2.📝 What does “evidence” mean? (a) a guess (b) a loud opinion (c) a rumour (d) facts that support it
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk tastes awful (b) plants need water (c) cows give milk (d) bees make honey
  4. 4.True or false: “The Sun rises in the east.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “a clear date” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧩 Aarav is 8 years old. Tara is 9 years older than Aarav. How old is Tara? (a) not enough info (b) 9 (c) 17 (d) 18
  7. 7.True or false: “fish are cute” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧩 The film starts at 6 PM and lasts 1 hour. When does it end? (a) 7 PM (b) 6 PM (c) not enough info (d) 8 PM
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the bus timetable (d) your class teacher
  10. 10.Which of these is an opinion? (a) fish live in water (b) ice is frozen water (c) fish are cute (d) a year has 12 months
  11. 11.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too good to be true (b) no pressure to share (c) calm, clear words (d) facts you can check
  13. 13.📊 Fact or opinion: homework is boring? (a) opinion (b) fact
  14. 14.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The library page shows it opens at 9 AM on Saturdays.” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a strange web address (b) ALL CAPS and !!! (c) too good to be true (d) a clear date
  17. 17.True or false: “asks for a password” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) he drank the juice (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone spilt water
  19. 19.Which of these is a fact? (a) cows give milk (b) dogs are the best pets (c) honey is yummy (d) milk tastes awful
  20. 20.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📊 Fact or opinion: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  23. 23.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  25. 25.📊 Fact or opinion: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  26. 26.🕵️ Which question helps check an online claim? (a) “Is it colourful?” (b) “Is it long?” (c) “How many likes?” (d) “Who wrote this?”
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) observation (b) inference
  28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a stranger online (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  31. 31.True or false: “Our school starts at 8 AM.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: trusted sites agree? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
  33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  34. 34.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “One mango in the box was sour, so all the mangoes are sour.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
  37. 37.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  39. 39.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a dream
  40. 40.🏫 “Our school has 900 students.” How could you check it? (a) ask a toddler (b) guess a number (c) count your friends (d) ask the school office

Answer key

  1. a fact
  2. facts that support it
  3. milk tastes awful
  4. False
  5. False
  6. 17
  7. False
  8. 7 PM
  9. a rumour in the corridor
  10. fish are cute
  11. it is checked and known
  12. too good to be true
  13. opinion
  14. more trustworthy
  15. an observation
  16. a clear date
  17. True
  18. the cake is half gone
  19. cows give milk
  20. False
  21. an opinion
  22. an inference
  23. True
  24. an opinion
  25. a fact
  26. “Who wrote this?”
  27. inference
  28. not reliable
  29. an atlas
  30. an observation
  31. True
  32. a good sign
  33. usually reliable
  34. False
  35. True
  36. not enough evidence
  37. False
  38. observation
  39. the bus timetable
  40. ask the school office

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