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Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 41 · 40 questions
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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”.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bees make honey (b) fish live in water (c) a year has 12 months (d) winter is the best
  2. 2.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The weather office’s page says heavy rain is expected tomorrow.” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
  3. 3.🧩 Arjun bought 2 notebooks and a bag for ₹140 in all. Each notebook cost the same. What did one notebook cost? (a) ₹140 (b) not enough info (c) ₹70 (d) ₹138
  4. 4.True or false: “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” is more trustworthy. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “A spider has eight legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We tested 20 seeds, and 18 of them sprouted.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
  7. 7.📊 Fact or opinion: honey is yummy? (a) fact (b) opinion
  8. 8.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes grow on trees.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  9. 9.True or false: “bees make honey” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
  11. 11.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “trusted sites agree” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “Rainy days are boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📊 Fact or opinion: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  15. 15.🧩 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
  16. 16.📚 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
  17. 17.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Schools closed for a month! Forward to 10 groups now!” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) inference (b) observation
  19. 19.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: too good to be true? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
  20. 20.True or false: “Our school starts at 8 AM.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
  22. 22.🧩 The film starts at 4 PM and lasts 3 hours. When does it end? (a) 4 PM (b) 8 PM (c) not enough info (d) 7 PM
  23. 23.True or false: “Schools closed for a month! Forward to 10 groups now!” is likely fake. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📊 Fact or opinion: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  25. 25.🧩 The film starts at 4 PM and lasts 1 hour. When does it end? (a) 4 PM (b) 6 PM (c) 5 PM (d) not enough info
  26. 26.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a named source? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
  27. 27.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The school website lists sports day as 12 December.” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fish live in water (b) cows give milk (c) milk tastes awful (d) a year has 12 months
  29. 29.True or false: “Mangoes grow on trees.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) asks for your OTP (b) facts you can check (c) no source or date (d) a strange web address
  31. 31.📚 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
  32. 32.🧩 A box of guavas has 7 in each row. How many guavas are in the box? (a) 7 (b) 14 (c) 70 (d) not enough info
  33. 33.True or false: “asks for your OTP” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk tastes awful (b) cows give milk (c) dogs are the best pets (d) homework is boring
  36. 36.❓ You are not sure if a news post is true. What helps most? (a) trust the photo (b) share it to ask (c) check trusted sources (d) believe the title
  37. 37.🧩 Nisha is 7 years old. Meera is older than Nisha. How old is Meera? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) not enough info (d) 9
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  39. 39.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) a cookbook
  40. 40.True or false: “a year has 12 months” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. winter is the best
  2. more trustworthy
  3. not enough info
  4. False
  5. False
  6. enough evidence
  7. opinion
  8. a fact
  9. True
  10. enough evidence
  11. True
  12. False
  13. True
  14. an opinion
  15. enough evidence
  16. a good way to check
  17. likely fake
  18. inference
  19. a warning sign
  20. False
  21. not enough evidence
  22. 7 PM
  23. True
  24. a fact
  25. 5 PM
  26. a good sign
  27. more trustworthy
  28. milk tastes awful
  29. False
  30. facts you can check
  31. a good way to check
  32. not enough info
  33. False
  34. True
  35. cows give milk
  36. check trusted sources
  37. not enough info
  38. observation
  39. an atlas
  40. False

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