Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 54 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Your account will be deleted. Send your OTP to save it.” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
3. 3.🔐 A message says you won a prize and asks for your password. What do you do? (a) send the password (b) forward it to friends (c) click the link (d) tell a parent
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion? (a) the Sun is a star (b) plants need water (c) winter is the best (d) a year has 12 months
5. 5.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “One mango in the box was sour, so all the mangoes are sour.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
6. 6.📊 Fact or opinion: homework is boring? (a) opinion (b) fact
7. 7.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We asked all 30 classmates; 25 chose the zoo trip.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk tastes awful (b) cows give milk (c) dogs are the best pets (d) red is the nicest colour
9. 9.True or false: “Sunday is the best day of the week.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧩 Kabir bought 3 notebooks and a bag for ₹150 in all. Each notebook cost the same. What did one notebook cost? (a) ₹147 (b) ₹150 (c) ₹50 (d) not enough info
11. 11.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a thermometer (c) touching a wall (d) a guess
13. 13.Which of these is a fact? (a) dogs are the best pets (b) winter is the best (c) red is the nicest colour (d) a year has 12 months
14. 14.True or false: ““Share before deleted!”” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
16. 16.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The city bus page, dated 2 June, says route 21 changes from Monday.” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: calm, clear words? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
20. 20.🐕 One dog barked at you. What is the fair conclusion? (a) all dogs are mean (b) dogs hate you (c) never see dogs (d) that one dog barked
21. 21.🧩 The film starts at 2 PM. It is a long film. When does it end? (a) 3 PM (b) 5 PM (c) not enough info (d) 4 PM
22. 22.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.True or false: “We asked all 30 classmates; 25 chose the zoo trip.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
25. 25.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
27. 27.Which of these is an opinion? (a) cows give milk (b) fish live in water (c) the Sun is a star (d) homework is boring
28. 28.🧩 A box has 8 rows of eggs, with 9 in each row. How many eggs are in the box? (a) not enough info (b) 72 (c) 81 (d) 17
29. 29.True or false: “a strange web address” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the bell rang (c) someone ate the cake (d) he drank the juice
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a video with no name
32. 32.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) a named source (b) a clear date (c) a prize you never won (d) no pressure to share
33. 33.True or false: “Schools closed for a month! Forward to 10 groups now!” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) a forwarded message
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion? (a) the Sun is a star (b) bees make honey (c) red is the nicest colour (d) a year has 12 months
37. 37.🧩 The film starts at 4 PM and lasts 1 hour. When does it end? (a) 4 PM (b) not enough info (c) 6 PM (d) 5 PM
38. 38.📊 Fact or opinion: “The Sun rises in the east.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.True or false: “ice is frozen water” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cup is empty (d) someone spilt water

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