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Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 46 · 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.📊 Fact or opinion: “There are 30 students in Class 5B.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  2. 2.📊 Fact or opinion: “A week has seven days.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  3. 3.📊 Fact or opinion: red is the nicest colour? (a) opinion (b) fact
  4. 4.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Drink this juice and grow 10 cm taller in a week!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
  6. 6.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “One student said the canteen food was cold, so it is always cold.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
  7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  9. 9.True or false: “There are 30 students in Class 5B.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: no source or date? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
  12. 12.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: ALL CAPS and !!!? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
  13. 13.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a cartoon (d) a dictionary
  14. 14.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
  15. 15.🖼️ 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
  16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  17. 17.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We asked all 30 classmates; 25 chose the zoo trip.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
  18. 18.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) the baby is hungry (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone ate the cake
  19. 19.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📝 What does “evidence” mean? (a) a guess (b) a rumour (c) facts that support it (d) a loud opinion
  21. 21.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) calm, clear words (b) facts you can check (c) a strange web address (d) no pressure to share
  22. 22.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is sunny (b) the shops are shut (c) it is a holiday (d) it may be raining
  23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
  24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  25. 25.True or false: “a named source” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” is more trustworthy. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “One mango in the box was sour, so all the mangoes are sour.” gives enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📊 Fact or opinion: cows give milk? (a) fact (b) opinion
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) winter is the best (b) a year has 12 months (c) fish live in water (d) cows give milk
  34. 34.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dogs are the best pets (b) plants need water (c) red is the nicest colour (d) homework is boring
  36. 36.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Shocking! Eat this one fruit and never fall ill again!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  38. 38.📊 Fact or opinion: homework is boring? (a) opinion (b) fact
  39. 39.🧩 Ishaan bought 2 mangoes and a water bottle for ₹210 in all. Each mango cost the same. What did one mango cost? (a) ₹208 (b) ₹105 (c) ₹210 (d) not enough info
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer

Answer key

  1. a fact
  2. a fact
  3. opinion
  4. True
  5. likely fake
  6. not enough evidence
  7. not reliable
  8. usually reliable
  9. True
  10. True
  11. a warning sign
  12. a warning sign
  13. a dictionary
  14. the school notice
  15. it may be fake
  16. usually reliable
  17. enough evidence
  18. the cake is half gone
  19. False
  20. facts that support it
  21. a strange web address
  22. it may be raining
  23. a doctor
  24. usually reliable
  25. True
  26. False
  27. False
  28. False
  29. fact
  30. inference
  31. not reliable
  32. an inference
  33. winter is the best
  34. enough evidence
  35. plants need water
  36. likely fake
  37. inference
  38. opinion
  39. not enough info
  40. a comment with no name

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