Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 380 · 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: winter is the best? (a) opinion (b) fact
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) a doctor (d) the bus timetable
3. 3.🧒 Someone you don’t know online asks for your home address. What do you do? (a) share a nearby place (b) keep chatting (c) share it (d) tell a trusted adult
4. 4.🧩 Tara bought 4 balls for ₹60 in all. Each ball cost the same. What did one ball cost? (a) not enough info (b) ₹15 (c) ₹20 (d) ₹60
5. 5.🔤 Which word often shows an opinion? (a) metres (b) seven (c) Monday (d) best
6. 6.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) no pressure to share (b) trusted sites agree (c) a strange web address (d) a named source
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion? (a) cows give milk (b) plants need water (c) fish are cute (d) the Sun is a star
9. 9.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) a named source (b) no source or date (c) a clear date (d) facts you can check
11. 11.💭 An opinion is… (a) a measured number (b) a proven truth (c) a dictionary meaning (d) what someone thinks
12. 12.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) what you see (c) a measured length (d) a guess from clues
13. 13.🧩 Ananya is 12 years old. Tara is 7 years older than Ananya. How old is Tara? (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 7 (d) not enough info
14. 14.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) a named source (b) too good to be true (c) “Share before deleted!” (d) a strange web address
15. 15.🧩 A box has 3 rows of mangoes, with 7 in each row. How many mangoes are in the box? (a) 10 (b) not enough info (c) 28 (d) 21
16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
19. 19.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone left it open
21. 21.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧩 Ishaan is 11 years old. Vihaan is 2 years older than Ishaan. How old is Vihaan? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) 13 (d) not enough info
23. 23.Which of these is an opinion? (a) a year has 12 months (b) ice is frozen water (c) winter is the best (d) plants need water
24. 24.True or false: “We measured the plant every day for a month; it grew 9 cm.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
26. 26.📊 Which gives the best evidence about the class’s favourite game? (a) guessing (b) asking your pet (c) asking the whole class (d) asking one friend
27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
28. 28.🧩 Rohan bought 3 markers for ₹30 in all. Each marker cost the same. What did one marker cost? (a) ₹10 (b) ₹15 (c) not enough info (d) ₹30
29. 29.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: too good to be true? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) inference (b) observation
31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
32. 32.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
33. 33.🥭 You taste one mango from a box of 50, and it is sweet. Can you be sure all 50 are sweet? (a) no mango is sweet (b) yes, it is certain (c) yes, mangoes match (d) no, check more
34. 34.🚌 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
35. 35.📊 Fact or opinion: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.📊 Fact or opinion: “Rainy days are boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess by a friend (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
38. 38.True or false: “The school website lists sports day as 12 December.” is more trustworthy. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📊 Fact or opinion: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it is new (b) it needs water (c) it is a tree (d) it loves music

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