Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 570 · 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.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
2. 2.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “The science textbook and an encyclopedia both say the Moon has no light of its own.” is likely fake. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is hungry (d) the bell rang
6. 6.Which of these is a fact? (a) winter is the best (b) cows give milk (c) dogs are the best pets (d) honey is yummy
7. 7.📊 Fact or opinion: “Cricket is the most exciting sport.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is crying (c) someone left it open (d) the bell rang
9. 9.🧩 A box of apples has 7 in each row. How many apples are in the box? (a) 7 (b) 14 (c) 70 (d) not enough info
10. 10.True or false: “red is the nicest colour” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear date (b) asks for a password (c) trusted sites agree (d) facts you can check
12. 12.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
13. 13.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) definitely false
14. 14.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school starts at 8 AM.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
16. 16.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) “Share before deleted!” (b) no source or date (c) a strange web address (d) a named source
17. 17.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
20. 20.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) no source or date (b) too good to be true (c) a strange web address (d) no pressure to share
21. 21.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We tested 20 seeds, and 18 of them sprouted.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a guess (c) a stranger’s chat (d) the bus timetable
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bees make honey (b) plants need water (c) homework is boring (d) ice is frozen water
26. 26.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is loud (c) it has many likes (d) it is checked and known
27. 27.📊 Fact or opinion: the Sun is a star? (a) opinion (b) fact
28. 28.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cup is empty (d) someone left it open
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a video with no name (c) an atlas (d) your class teacher
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone ate the cake
31. 31.📊 Fact or opinion: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.True or false: “Our school starts at 8 AM.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “The Sun rises in the east.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “The weather office’s page says heavy rain is expected tomorrow.” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Rainy days are boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💭 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a dictionary meaning (c) a proven truth (d) a measured number
38. 38.🧩 The film starts at 2 PM. It is a long film. When does it end? (a) not enough info (b) 3 PM (c) 4 PM (d) 5 PM
39. 39.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the floor is wet (c) he drank the juice (d) someone spilt water

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