Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 621 · 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.🧩 Ananya is 11 years old. Arjun is older than Ananya. How old is Arjun? (a) not enough info (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 13
2. 2.🧩 Kabir is 9 years old. Meera is 5 years older than Kabir. How old is Meera? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 5 (d) not enough info
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion? (a) the Sun is a star (b) fish are cute (c) ice is frozen water (d) fish live in water
5. 5.📊 Fact or opinion: “Spiders are scary.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) the school notice board
7. 7.🥭 You taste one mango from a box of 50, and it is sweet. Can you be sure all 50 are sweet? (a) yes, mangoes match (b) no, check more (c) yes, it is certain (d) no mango is sweet
8. 8.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
9. 9.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “One mango in the box was sour, so all the mangoes are sour.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
10. 10.🧩 The film starts at 6 PM. It is a long film. When does it end? (a) not enough info (b) 9 PM (c) 7 PM (d) 8 PM
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a science textbook (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
12. 12.🧩 Meera is 12 years old. Aarav is 2 years older than Meera. How old is Aarav? (a) not enough info (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 2
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
14. 14.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a prize you never won? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion? (a) plants need water (b) cows give milk (c) honey is yummy (d) bees make honey
16. 16.🔐 A message says you won a prize and asks for your password. What do you do? (a) forward it to friends (b) send the password (c) click the link (d) tell a parent
17. 17.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
18. 18.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📊 Fact or opinion: cows give milk? (a) opinion (b) fact
20. 20.📊 Fact or opinion: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.Which of these is a fact? (a) dogs are the best pets (b) red is the nicest colour (c) cows give milk (d) milk tastes awful
22. 22.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
23. 23.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) no pressure to share (b) ALL CAPS and !!! (c) calm, clear words (d) trusted sites agree
25. 25.🧩 Rohan bought 4 balls for ₹160 in all. Each ball cost the same. What did one ball cost? (a) not enough info (b) ₹160 (c) ₹40 (d) ₹45
26. 26.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone spilt water (c) someone ate the cake (d) the door is open
27. 27.🧒 Someone you don’t know online asks for your home address. What do you do? (a) share it (b) share a nearby place (c) tell a trusted adult (d) keep chatting
28. 28.True or false: “Spiders are scary.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
30. 30.True or false: “We asked all 30 classmates; 25 chose the zoo trip.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a strange web address? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
32. 32.Which of these is a fact? (a) homework is boring (b) dogs are the best pets (c) the Sun is a star (d) milk tastes awful
33. 33.🧩 Meera is 6 years old. Diya is older than Meera. How old is Diya? (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) not enough info (d) 11
34. 34.🧩 Rohan is 10 years old. Ananya is older than Rohan. How old is Ananya? (a) not enough info (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 12
35. 35.True or false: “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” gives enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧩 The film starts at 4 PM. It is a long film. When does it end? (a) 7 PM (b) not enough info (c) 5 PM (d) 6 PM
37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
38. 38.True or false: “A triangle has three sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: facts you can check? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ice is frozen water (b) dogs are the best pets (c) cows give milk (d) plants need water

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