Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 245 · 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.True or false: “Drink this juice and grow 10 cm taller in a week!” is more trustworthy. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion? (a) ice is frozen water (b) honey is yummy (c) the Sun is a star (d) cows give milk
4. 4.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Your account will be deleted. Send your OTP to save it.” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
5. 5.🧩 Tara is 6 years old. Ishaan is 4 years older than Tara. How old is Ishaan? (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 4 (d) not enough info
6. 6.True or false: “Schools closed for a month! Forward to 10 groups now!” is likely fake. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “fish live in water” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Our school has the nicest uniform.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “One student said the canteen food was cold, so it is always cold.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
10. 10.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a comic
11. 11.🧩 Ishaan is 12 years old. Tara is 4 years older than Ishaan. How old is Tara? (a) not enough info (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) 17
12. 12.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) a story (c) what you see or hear (d) a guess about why
13. 13.True or false: “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧩 Arjun bought 6 notebooks and a lunch box for ₹230 in all. Each notebook cost the same. What did one notebook cost? (a) ₹38 (b) ₹230 (c) ₹224 (d) not enough info
15. 15.🔤 Which word often shows an opinion? (a) best (b) seven (c) Monday (d) metres
16. 16.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “A dog barked at me once, so all dogs are mean.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
17. 17.😱 A headline says “SHOCKING!!! You won’t believe this!” This is… (a) proof it is true (b) a warning sign (c) a fact (d) a trusted source
18. 18.📝 What does “evidence” mean? (a) facts that support it (b) a rumour (c) a guess (d) a loud opinion
19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
20. 20.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “One mango in the box was sour, so all the mangoes are sour.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
21. 21.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) the bell rang (d) someone left it open
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone spilt water (c) the bell rang (d) the cake is half gone
23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
25. 25.True or false: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📊 Fact or opinion: honey is yummy? (a) opinion (b) fact
27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
28. 28.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cup is empty (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is hungry
29. 29.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) winter is the best (b) milk tastes awful (c) red is the nicest colour (d) the Sun is a star
31. 31.📊 Fact or opinion: “A spider has eight legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
34. 34.📲 A message says, “Forward this to 10 people or bad luck!” What is the best step? (a) reply angrily (b) forward it fast (c) add more people (d) don’t forward it
35. 35.🧩 Meera bought 4 kites for ₹180 in all. Each kite cost the same. What did one kite cost? (a) ₹50 (b) not enough info (c) ₹45 (d) ₹180
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
37. 37.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧩 Before solving a word problem, first check… (a) the page number (b) your handwriting (c) what facts are given (d) the colour of ink
40. 40.🥭 You taste one mango from a box of 50, and it is sweet. Can you be sure all 50 are sweet? (a) no, check more (b) yes, mangoes match (c) no mango is sweet (d) yes, it is certain

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