Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 573 · 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 sentence is a fact? (a) Dal is yummy. (b) Dal has protein. (c) Dal is boring. (d) Dal is the best.
2. 2.🧩 A box has 6 rows of mangoes, with 4 in each row. How many mangoes are in the box? (a) 10 (b) not enough info (c) 24 (d) 28
3. 3.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
4. 4.True or false: “One student said the canteen food was cold, so it is always cold.” does not give enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “a year has 12 months” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a friend’s guess (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
7. 7.True or false: “The city bus page, dated 2 June, says route 21 changes from Monday.” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone spilt water (c) the cup is empty (d) the door is open
9. 9.🧩 Arjun is 6 years old. Kabir is 2 years older than Arjun. How old is Kabir? (a) 9 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) not enough info
10. 10.True or false: “Spiders are scary.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) a forwarded message
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) class must be over (c) someone spilt water (d) the cup is empty
13. 13.Which of these is an opinion? (a) red is the nicest colour (b) ice is frozen water (c) fish live in water (d) a year has 12 months
14. 14.📊 Fact or opinion: winter is the best? (a) fact (b) opinion
15. 15.True or false: “Rainy days are boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a fact? (a) honey is yummy (b) winter is the best (c) fish are cute (d) fish live in water
17. 17.True or false: “We tried the new route for 10 days, and it was faster every day.” does not give enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: no source or date? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
19. 19.True or false: “too good to be true” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: too good to be true? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
21. 21.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) no pressure to share (b) a strange web address (c) a named source (d) a clear date
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
23. 23.📊 Fact or opinion: red is the nicest colour? (a) opinion (b) fact
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the baby is crying (c) he drank the juice (d) the cup is empty
25. 25.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a comment with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
27. 27.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “My friend didn’t like the book, so the book is bad for everyone.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone spilt water (d) the door is open
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) someone spilt water (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is crying
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) winter is the best (b) fish are cute (c) cows give milk (d) red is the nicest colour
33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a random website
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red is the nicest colour (b) milk tastes awful (c) homework is boring (d) the Sun is a star
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) class must be over (c) the baby is hungry (d) the floor is wet
36. 36.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a rumour
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.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
39. 39.True or false: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book

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