Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 361 · 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.📏 How can you check the fact “The table is 1 metre long”? (a) vote on it (b) ask if it is nice (c) measure it (d) guess
2. 2.True or false: “winter is the best” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “We asked all 30 classmates; 25 chose the zoo trip.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fish are cute (b) red is the nicest colour (c) honey is yummy (d) plants need water
5. 5.True or false: “no source or date” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) a random website (d) the school notice
7. 7.🏫 “Our school has 900 students.” How could you check it? (a) ask the school office (b) count your friends (c) ask a toddler (d) guess a number
8. 8.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “One mango in the box was sour, so all the mangoes are sour.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
9. 9.📊 Fact or opinion: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) too good to be true (b) trusted sites agree (c) calm, clear words (d) a named source
11. 11.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) a clear date (b) facts you can check (c) “Share before deleted!” (d) no pressure to share
12. 12.🐕 One dog barked at you. What is the fair conclusion? (a) never see dogs (b) dogs hate you (c) that one dog barked (d) all dogs are mean
13. 13.📊 Fact or opinion: dogs are the best pets? (a) fact (b) opinion
14. 14.Which of these is an opinion? (a) fish live in water (b) the Sun is a star (c) red is the nicest colour (d) a year has 12 months
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone spilt water (c) someone ate the cake (d) class must be over
16. 16.🖼️ A photo looks strange and edited. What should you think? (a) it may be fake (b) it must be real (c) share it now (d) photos never lie
17. 17.Which of these is a fact? (a) ice is frozen water (b) winter is the best (c) honey is yummy (d) dogs are the best pets
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) no source or date (b) facts you can check (c) a named source (d) no pressure to share
20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
21. 21.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Drink this juice and grow 10 cm taller in a week!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
22. 22.🧩 A box has 3 rows of eggs, with 4 in each row. How many eggs are in the box? (a) 16 (b) not enough info (c) 12 (d) 7
23. 23.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
24. 24.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a clear date? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
25. 25.True or false: “too good to be true” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧩 Ishaan bought 3 markers and a lunch box for ₹65 in all. Each marker cost the same. What did one marker cost? (a) ₹65 (b) not enough info (c) ₹62 (d) ₹21
27. 27.🧩 Diya bought 2 notebooks for ₹70 in all. Each notebook cost the same. What did one notebook cost? (a) ₹70 (b) not enough info (c) ₹40 (d) ₹35
28. 28.📊 Fact or opinion: “A spider has eight legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
31. 31.📊 Fact or opinion: plants need water? (a) opinion (b) fact
32. 32.🕵️ Which question helps check an online claim? (a) “Is it colourful?” (b) “How many likes?” (c) “Is it long?” (d) “Who wrote this?”
33. 33.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) more likely true (c) an opinion (d) less likely true
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no pressure to share (b) asks for a password (c) a prize you never won (d) ALL CAPS and !!!
35. 35.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
36. 36.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is sunny (b) the shops are shut (c) it is a holiday (d) it may be raining
37. 37.True or false: “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a video with no name
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a doctor (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation

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