Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 580 · 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 of these is an opinion? (a) milk tastes awful (b) a year has 12 months (c) bees make honey (d) fish live in water
2. 2.True or false: “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” is more trustworthy. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it needs water (b) it is a tree (c) it loves music (d) it is new
5. 5.🧩 A box of apples has 5 in each row. How many apples are in the box? (a) 5 (b) 10 (c) not enough info (d) 50
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.🧒 Someone you don’t know online asks for your home address. What do you do? (a) keep chatting (b) share a nearby place (c) share it (d) tell a trusted adult
9. 9.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The school website lists sports day as 12 December.” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
10. 10.True or false: “calm, clear words” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion? (a) a year has 12 months (b) fish are cute (c) plants need water (d) the Sun is a star
12. 12.📝 What does “evidence” mean? (a) a rumour (b) a loud opinion (c) facts that support it (d) a guess
13. 13.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
15. 15.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a dictionary (c) a comic (d) a rumour
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the bell rang (c) he drank the juice (d) the door is open
17. 17.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the cup is empty (c) someone ate the cake (d) the bell rang
19. 19.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) rumours (c) guesses (d) observations
20. 20.📊 Fact or opinion: ice is frozen water? (a) opinion (b) fact
21. 21.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) no pressure to share (b) a clear date (c) trusted sites agree (d) a strange web address
22. 22.True or false: “Your account will be deleted. Send your OTP to save it.” is likely fake. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
24. 24.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
25. 25.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
26. 26.🧩 A box has 8 rows of mangoes, with 8 in each row. How many mangoes are in the box? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) not enough info (d) 72
27. 27.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion? (a) a year has 12 months (b) fish live in water (c) honey is yummy (d) the Sun is a star
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) class must be over (d) the cup is empty
31. 31.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a clear date? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusted sites agree (b) a clear date (c) “Share before deleted!” (d) a named source
33. 33.Which of these is a fact? (a) winter is the best (b) dogs are the best pets (c) milk tastes awful (d) bees make honey
34. 34.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: “Share before deleted!”? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
35. 35.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a named source? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
37. 37.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) a prize you never won (b) ALL CAPS and !!! (c) trusted sites agree (d) no source or date
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey is yummy (b) plants need water (c) the Sun is a star (d) cows give milk
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a comment with no name

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