Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 677 · 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.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
2. 2.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: asks for a password? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
4. 4.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: ALL CAPS and !!!? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
6. 6.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) no source or date (b) calm, clear words (c) ALL CAPS and !!! (d) asks for a password
7. 7.📊 Fact or opinion: “Sunday is the best day of the week.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.True or false: “a clear date” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📊 Fact or opinion: “There are 30 students in Class 5B.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) facts you can check (b) a prize you never won (c) a clear date (d) a named source
11. 11.📊 Fact or opinion: homework is boring? (a) fact (b) opinion
12. 12.📊 Fact or opinion: a year has 12 months? (a) opinion (b) fact
13. 13.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
15. 15.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a dream (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear date (b) no source or date (c) a named source (d) calm, clear words
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks for a password (b) calm, clear words (c) no pressure to share (d) trusted sites agree
19. 19.True or false: “a named source” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) “Share before deleted!” (b) asks for a password (c) trusted sites agree (d) too good to be true
21. 21.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We measured the plant every day for a month; it grew 9 cm.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
22. 22.True or false: “Shocking! Eat this one fruit and never fall ill again!” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) a random website
24. 24.🍛 Which sentence is a fact? (a) Dal is the best. (b) Dal is boring. (c) Dal has protein. (d) Dal is yummy.
25. 25.True or false: “A spider has eight legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a stranger online
27. 27.📊 Fact or opinion: dogs are the best pets? (a) fact (b) opinion
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk tastes awful (b) bees make honey (c) red is the nicest colour (d) homework is boring
29. 29.📊 Fact or opinion: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The science textbook and an encyclopedia both say the Moon has no light of its own.” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
31. 31.📏 How can you check the fact “The table is 1 metre long”? (a) guess (b) ask if it is nice (c) measure it (d) vote on it
32. 32.True or false: “fish live in water” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Spiders are scary.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧩 The film starts at 5 PM. It is a long film. When does it end? (a) 6 PM (b) not enough info (c) 8 PM (d) 7 PM
35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) inference (b) observation
36. 36.True or false: “trusted sites agree” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🖼️ A photo looks strange and edited. What should you think? (a) photos never lie (b) share it now (c) it may be fake (d) it must be real
38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
39. 39.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school starts at 8 AM.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

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