Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 297 · 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.🧩 A box of mangoes has 5 in each row. How many mangoes are in the box? (a) not enough info (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) 50
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey is yummy (b) plants need water (c) bees make honey (d) a year has 12 months
3. 3.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔐 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
5. 5.Which of these is an opinion? (a) bees make honey (b) a year has 12 months (c) dogs are the best pets (d) cows give milk
6. 6.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes grow on trees.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
7. 7.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) “Share before deleted!” (b) too good to be true (c) ALL CAPS and !!! (d) trusted sites agree
8. 8.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Drink this juice and grow 10 cm taller in a week!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a forwarded message (c) your class teacher (d) a thermometer
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the school notice board (c) a stranger online (d) a forwarded message
11. 11.🖼️ A photo looks strange and edited. What should you think? (a) photos never lie (b) share it now (c) it must be real (d) it may be fake
12. 12.🕵️ Which question helps check an online claim? (a) “Who wrote this?” (b) “Is it colourful?” (c) “How many likes?” (d) “Is it long?”
13. 13.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: no source or date? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) winter is the best (b) cows give milk (c) red is the nicest colour (d) dogs are the best pets
15. 15.🧩 A box has 5 rows of guavas, with 7 in each row. How many guavas are in the box? (a) 12 (b) 35 (c) not enough info (d) 42
16. 16.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) inference (b) observation
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the Sun is a star (b) plants need water (c) red is the nicest colour (d) cows give milk
19. 19.True or false: “a strange web address” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) only if written (b) yes, so check it (c) only on Mondays (d) no, never
21. 21.✅ A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) everyone likes (c) sounds nice (d) someone feels
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
24. 24.🧩 Aarav is 10 years old. Ananya is 6 years older than Aarav. How old is Ananya? (a) not enough info (b) 6 (c) 17 (d) 16
25. 25.True or false: “Our school starts at 8 AM.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) an old rumour (c) a cookbook (d) a joke book
27. 27.True or false: “milk tastes awful” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧩 A box has 3 rows of oranges, with 8 in each row. How many oranges are in the box? (a) 24 (b) 11 (c) not enough info (d) 32
29. 29.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
31. 31.True or false: “We tested 20 seeds, and 18 of them sprouted.” does not give enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧩 Tara bought 3 kites for ₹105 in all. Each kite cost the same. What did one kite cost? (a) ₹105 (b) not enough info (c) ₹35 (d) ₹40
33. 33.Which of these is an inference? (a) he drank the juice (b) the bell rang (c) the door is open (d) the baby is crying
34. 34.Which of these is an opinion? (a) red is the nicest colour (b) ice is frozen water (c) plants need water (d) fish live in water
35. 35.True or false: “bees make honey” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧩 A box has 4 rows of oranges, with 5 in each row. How many oranges are in the box? (a) not enough info (b) 25 (c) 9 (d) 20
37. 37.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “winter is the best” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a clear date” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “homework is boring” is a fact. (a) True (b) False

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