Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 375 · 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) honey is yummy (b) cows give milk (c) fish live in water (d) a year has 12 months
2. 2.🧩 A box has 7 rows of eggs, with 6 in each row. How many eggs are in the box? (a) 48 (b) 13 (c) not enough info (d) 42
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks for your OTP (b) a clear date (c) a strange web address (d) no source or date
4. 4.📊 Fact or opinion: “There are 30 students in Class 5B.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The city bus page, dated 2 June, says route 21 changes from Monday.” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ALL CAPS and !!! (b) facts you can check (c) no pressure to share (d) calm, clear words
8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) inference (b) observation
9. 9.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school starts at 8 AM.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🧩 Meera is 12 years old. Saanvi is older than Meera. How old is Saanvi? (a) 13 (b) 14 (c) not enough info (d) 17
11. 11.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion? (a) the Sun is a star (b) winter is the best (c) fish live in water (d) a year has 12 months
13. 13.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We tried the new route for 10 days, and it was faster every day.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
14. 14.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) observations (c) guesses (d) rumours
16. 16.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.❓ You are not sure if a news post is true. What helps most? (a) share it to ask (b) trust the photo (c) check trusted sources (d) believe the title
18. 18.True or false: “asks for a password” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💭 An opinion is… (a) a dictionary meaning (b) a measured number (c) a proven truth (d) what someone thinks
20. 20.Which of these is a fact? (a) fish are cute (b) red is the nicest colour (c) bees make honey (d) milk tastes awful
21. 21.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cup is empty (b) class must be over (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone left it open
22. 22.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) a strange web address (b) a named source (c) trusted sites agree (d) facts you can check
23. 23.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) the bus timetable
25. 25.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) Kabir ate them (b) someone was hungry (c) there are crumbs (d) the dog did it
26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
27. 27.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The weather office’s page says heavy rain is expected tomorrow.” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
29. 29.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: asks for a password? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
31. 31.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school has the nicest uniform.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
34. 34.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes grow on trees.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone spilt water (c) the bell rang (d) the cup is empty
36. 36.True or false: “no pressure to share” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) he drank the juice (d) the floor is wet
39. 39.📏 How can you check the fact “The table is 1 metre long”? (a) vote on it (b) measure it (c) ask if it is nice (d) guess
40. 40.🧩 Saanvi is 7 years old. Tara is 2 years older than Saanvi. How old is Tara? (a) 2 (b) 10 (c) not enough info (d) 9

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