Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 416 · 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.True or false: “facts you can check” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: trusted sites agree? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion? (a) bees make honey (b) a year has 12 months (c) ice is frozen water (d) winter is the best
4. 4.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
6. 6.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📊 Fact or opinion: cows give milk? (a) fact (b) opinion
8. 8.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
10. 10.True or false: ““Share before deleted!”” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
12. 12.True or false: “fish live in water” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear date (b) asks for your OTP (c) a prize you never won (d) ALL CAPS and !!!
14. 14.🏫 “Our school has 900 students.” How could you check it? (a) ask a toddler (b) count your friends (c) ask the school office (d) guess a number
15. 15.🔐 A message says you won a prize and asks for your password. What do you do? (a) forward it to friends (b) click the link (c) send the password (d) tell a parent
16. 16.🚌 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
17. 17.📊 Fact or opinion: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.🖼️ 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone left it open (d) he drank the juice
20. 20.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) someone was hungry (b) there are crumbs (c) the dog did it (d) Kabir ate them
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the bell rang (c) someone spilt water (d) someone ate the cake
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a joke page
24. 24.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the baby is hungry (c) the door is open (d) someone left it open
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
28. 28.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
29. 29.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: no source or date? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
32. 32.📲 A message says, “Forward this to 10 people or bad luck!” What is the best step? (a) reply angrily (b) don’t forward it (c) add more people (d) forward it fast
33. 33.Which of these is a fact? (a) milk tastes awful (b) red is the nicest colour (c) homework is boring (d) bees make honey
34. 34.True or false: “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” gives enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
37. 37.🧩 Meera is 6 years old. Aarav is 5 years older than Meera. How old is Aarav? (a) 5 (b) 12 (c) not enough info (d) 11
38. 38.True or false: “fish live in water” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) a clear date (b) a named source (c) facts you can check (d) “Share before deleted!”
40. 40.🧩 Diya is 6 years old. Aarav is 4 years older than Diya. How old is Aarav? (a) 11 (b) 4 (c) not enough info (d) 10

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