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Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 22 · 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: ice is frozen water? (a) opinion (b) fact
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  3. 3.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “A dog barked at me once, so all dogs are mean.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) he drank the juice (c) the floor is wet (d) the bell rang
  5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) your class teacher
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  7. 7.True or false: “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” is likely fake. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey is yummy (b) winter is the best (c) ice is frozen water (d) milk tastes awful
  9. 9.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: too good to be true? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
  10. 10.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) a named source (b) trusted sites agree (c) a clear date (d) “Share before deleted!”
  11. 11.📏 How can you check the fact “The table is 1 metre long”? (a) ask if it is nice (b) measure it (c) vote on it (d) guess
  12. 12.📊 Fact or opinion: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  13. 13.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a clear date? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
  14. 14.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “One mango in the box was sour, so all the mangoes are sour.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
  15. 15.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  17. 17.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: no source or date? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
  18. 18.📊 Fact or opinion: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  19. 19.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Schools closed for a month! Forward to 10 groups now!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is crying (c) the door is open (d) someone ate the cake
  22. 22.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) ALL CAPS and !!! (b) a strange web address (c) facts you can check (d) no source or date
  23. 23.True or false: “The weather office’s page says heavy rain is expected tomorrow.” is likely fake. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧩 A box has 4 rows of laddoos, with 6 in each row. How many laddoos are in the box? (a) not enough info (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 10
  25. 25.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) “Share before deleted!” (b) a strange web address (c) ALL CAPS and !!! (d) no pressure to share
  26. 26.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  27. 27.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  29. 29.📊 Fact or opinion: “Spiders are scary.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  30. 30.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school starts at 8 AM.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  31. 31.True or false: “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧩 Saanvi is 12 years old. Ananya is 7 years older than Saanvi. How old is Ananya? (a) not enough info (b) 20 (c) 7 (d) 19
  33. 33.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusted sites agree (b) a strange web address (c) a prize you never won (d) asks for a password
  36. 36.📖 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
  37. 37.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) a dream (d) the bus timetable
  38. 38.📊 Fact or opinion: honey is yummy? (a) opinion (b) fact
  39. 39.🧩 The film starts at 5 PM. It is a long film. When does it end? (a) 8 PM (b) 6 PM (c) not enough info (d) 7 PM
  40. 40.True or false: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. fact
  2. an inference
  3. not enough evidence
  4. he drank the juice
  5. a guess by a friend
  6. usually reliable
  7. True
  8. ice is frozen water
  9. a warning sign
  10. “Share before deleted!”
  11. measure it
  12. a fact
  13. a good sign
  14. not enough evidence
  15. False
  16. not reliable
  17. a warning sign
  18. an opinion
  19. likely fake
  20. not reliable
  21. someone ate the cake
  22. facts you can check
  23. False
  24. 24
  25. no pressure to share
  26. a poor way to check
  27. False
  28. an opinion
  29. an opinion
  30. a fact
  31. True
  32. 19
  33. True
  34. False
  35. trusted sites agree
  36. a dictionary
  37. the bus timetable
  38. opinion
  39. not enough info
  40. True

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