Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 371 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a year has 12 months (b) red is the nicest colour (c) cows give milk (d) fish live in water
2. 2.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) a named source (b) no source or date (c) “Share before deleted!” (d) ALL CAPS and !!!
3. 3.📊 Fact or opinion: “Spiders are scary.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks for your OTP (b) a strange web address (c) a named source (d) no source or date
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.True or false: “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” gives enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎨 Two friends have different favourite colours. Who is right? (a) both can be right (b) only the louder one (c) only the older one (d) neither of them
8. 8.💭 An opinion is… (a) a dictionary meaning (b) a proven truth (c) a measured number (d) what someone thinks
9. 9.📝 What does “evidence” mean? (a) a guess (b) facts that support it (c) a rumour (d) a loud opinion
10. 10.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
13. 13.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “We tried the new route for 10 days, and it was faster every day.” does not give enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) observations (c) guesses (d) opinions
16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
18. 18.🔐 A message says you won a prize and asks for your password. What do you do? (a) send the password (b) click the link (c) forward it to friends (d) tell a parent
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
20. 20.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a fact? (a) winter is the best (b) fish live in water (c) milk tastes awful (d) dogs are the best pets
22. 22.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) facts you can check (b) asks for a password (c) a named source (d) trusted sites agree
23. 23.True or false: “We asked all 30 classmates; 25 chose the zoo trip.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: too good to be true? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
27. 27.Which of these is a fact? (a) milk tastes awful (b) honey is yummy (c) winter is the best (d) a year has 12 months
28. 28.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
29. 29.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The school website lists sports day as 12 December.” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
30. 30.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Schools closed for a month! Forward to 10 groups now!” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “ALL CAPS and !!!” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🥭 You taste one mango from a box of 50, and it is sweet. Can you be sure all 50 are sweet? (a) yes, mangoes match (b) no, check more (c) no mango is sweet (d) yes, it is certain
37. 37.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Sunday is the best day of the week.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True

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