Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 360 · 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: “Maths is more fun than art.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
2. 2.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: ALL CAPS and !!!? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
3. 3.📊 Fact or opinion: cows give milk? (a) fact (b) opinion
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a science textbook (c) a stranger online (d) a random website
5. 5.📊 Fact or opinion: fish live in water? (a) fact (b) opinion
6. 6.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) a clear date (b) calm, clear words (c) no pressure to share (d) too good to be true
7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
8. 8.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: “Share before deleted!”? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
9. 9.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) calm, clear words (b) a clear date (c) a strange web address (d) a named source
10. 10.True or false: “a year has 12 months” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧩 A box of oranges has 4 in each row. How many oranges are in the box? (a) not enough info (b) 40 (c) 4 (d) 8
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) the school notice board
13. 13.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school has the nicest uniform.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.True or false: “the Sun is a star” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔤 Which word often shows an opinion? (a) Monday (b) seven (c) metres (d) best
16. 16.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Share before deleted!” (b) trusted sites agree (c) no pressure to share (d) a clear date
19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
20. 20.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a named source? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
21. 21.❓ You are not sure if a news post is true. What helps most? (a) check trusted sources (b) share it to ask (c) trust the photo (d) believe the title
22. 22.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “A dog barked at me once, so all dogs are mean.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
23. 23.True or false: “The Sun rises in the east.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) class must be over (d) the cake is half gone
25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.📊 Fact or opinion: a year has 12 months? (a) opinion (b) fact
28. 28.🥭 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) no mango is sweet (c) yes, it is certain (d) yes, mangoes match
29. 29.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
31. 31.📲 A message says, “Forward this to 10 people or bad luck!” What is the best step? (a) forward it fast (b) don’t forward it (c) add more people (d) reply angrily
32. 32.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no source or date (b) a prize you never won (c) too good to be true (d) facts you can check
34. 34.🎨 Two friends have different favourite colours. Who is right? (a) neither of them (b) both can be right (c) only the older one (d) only the louder one
35. 35.🧩 Diya bought 5 pens for ₹100 in all. Each pen cost the same. What did one pen cost? (a) ₹100 (b) ₹20 (c) ₹25 (d) not enough info
36. 36.📊 Fact or opinion: bees make honey? (a) fact (b) opinion
37. 37.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) winter is the best (b) milk tastes awful (c) a year has 12 months (d) honey is yummy
39. 39.Which of these is a fact? (a) plants need water (b) winter is the best (c) fish are cute (d) honey is yummy
40. 40.True or false: “The science textbook and an encyclopedia both say the Moon has no light of its own.” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True

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