Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 288 · 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.📊 Fact or opinion: “The Sun rises in the east.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
2. 2.True or false: “Spiders are scary.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧩 The film starts at 5 PM and lasts 2 hours. When does it end? (a) 7 PM (b) 5 PM (c) not enough info (d) 8 PM
4. 4.True or false: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plants need water (b) cows give milk (c) fish live in water (d) homework is boring
8. 8.🔐 A message says you won a prize and asks for your password. What do you do? (a) send the password (b) tell a parent (c) click the link (d) forward it to friends
9. 9.Which of these is a fact? (a) the Sun is a star (b) homework is boring (c) red is the nicest colour (d) honey is yummy
10. 10.🔬 Why do scientists repeat an experiment? (a) for fun only (b) to waste time (c) to change answers (d) to be sure of results
11. 11.🧩 Aarav bought 2 notebooks for ₹80 in all. Each notebook cost the same. What did one notebook cost? (a) not enough info (b) ₹80 (c) ₹40 (d) ₹45
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a thermometer (d) an atlas
13. 13.True or false: “The Sun rises in the east.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is an opinion? (a) cows give milk (b) fish are cute (c) ice is frozen water (d) the Sun is a star
15. 15.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the floor is wet (c) someone spilt water (d) the bell rang
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
17. 17.🧩 Rohan is 8 years old. Meera is 6 years older than Rohan. How old is Meera? (a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 6 (d) not enough info
18. 18.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
19. 19.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
20. 20.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We asked all 30 classmates; 25 chose the zoo trip.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
22. 22.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) a clear date (b) facts you can check (c) a named source (d) “Share before deleted!”
23. 23.📊 Fact or opinion: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone ate the cake (c) he drank the juice (d) the door is open
25. 25.📝 What does “evidence” mean? (a) a guess (b) a loud opinion (c) facts that support it (d) a rumour
26. 26.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We tested 20 seeds, and 18 of them sprouted.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
27. 27.📊 Fact or opinion: “There are 30 students in Class 5B.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.True or false: “ALL CAPS and !!!” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The school website lists sports day as 12 December.” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
31. 31.🥭 You taste one mango from a box of 50, and it is sweet. Can you be sure all 50 are sweet? (a) yes, it is certain (b) yes, mangoes match (c) no, check more (d) no mango is sweet
32. 32.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
33. 33.🐕 One dog barked at you. What is the fair conclusion? (a) dogs hate you (b) all dogs are mean (c) that one dog barked (d) never see dogs
34. 34.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
35. 35.🧩 Aarav bought 2 mangoes and a lunch box for ₹100 in all. Each mango cost the same. What did one mango cost? (a) ₹100 (b) ₹50 (c) ₹98 (d) not enough info
36. 36.True or false: “One student said the canteen food was cold, so it is always cold.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
38. 38.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) a guess about why (c) what you see or hear (d) a wish
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the Sun is a star (b) a year has 12 months (c) ice is frozen water (d) milk tastes awful
40. 40.🧩 Vihaan bought 4 notebooks for ₹160 in all. Each notebook cost the same. What did one notebook cost? (a) ₹45 (b) not enough info (c) ₹40 (d) ₹160

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