Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 434 · 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) no source or date (b) asks for your OTP (c) trusted sites agree (d) ALL CAPS and !!!
2. 2.📊 Fact or opinion: “Rainy days are boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.True or false: “asks for a password” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a joke page (c) a forwarded message (d) a guess by a friend
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
6. 6.🧩 Ananya is 7 years old. Meera is 6 years older than Ananya. How old is Meera? (a) 13 (b) 6 (c) not enough info (d) 14
7. 7.Which of these is an opinion? (a) the Sun is a star (b) plants need water (c) red is the nicest colour (d) a year has 12 months
8. 8.True or false: “The science textbook and an encyclopedia both say the Moon has no light of its own.” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) guesses (c) opinions (d) observations
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
13. 13.📏 How can you check the fact “The table is 1 metre long”? (a) vote on it (b) ask if it is nice (c) guess (d) measure it
14. 14.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
16. 16.True or false: “fish are cute” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a year has 12 months (b) fish are cute (c) plants need water (d) bees make honey
19. 19.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) what you see or hear (c) a wish (d) a story
20. 20.True or false: “The science textbook and an encyclopedia both say the Moon has no light of its own.” is likely fake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) the bell rang (d) someone left it open
23. 23.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a clear date? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
24. 24.🧩 Meera is 6 years old. Rohan is older than Meera. How old is Rohan? (a) 8 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) not enough info
25. 25.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Drink this juice and grow 10 cm taller in a week!” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) a guess by a friend
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a year has 12 months (b) dogs are the best pets (c) cows give milk (d) plants need water
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion? (a) fish live in water (b) a year has 12 months (c) honey is yummy (d) bees make honey
30. 30.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
31. 31.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We tried the new route for 10 days, and it was faster every day.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
33. 33.😱 A headline says “SHOCKING!!! You won’t believe this!” This is… (a) a warning sign (b) a trusted source (c) proof it is true (d) a fact
34. 34.🥭 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) no, check more (d) yes, mangoes match
35. 35.📊 Fact or opinion: “A triangle has three sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.📲 A message says, “Forward this to 10 people or bad luck!” What is the best step? (a) add more people (b) reply angrily (c) don’t forward it (d) forward it fast
37. 37.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
38. 38.Which of these is a fact? (a) honey is yummy (b) fish are cute (c) milk tastes awful (d) the Sun is a star
39. 39.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False

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