Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 684 · 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 a fact? (a) red is the nicest colour (b) winter is the best (c) milk tastes awful (d) bees make honey
2. 2.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) asks for your OTP (b) a clear date (c) trusted sites agree (d) a named source
3. 3.🍛 Which sentence is a fact? (a) Dal is the best. (b) Dal is yummy. (c) Dal has protein. (d) Dal is boring.
4. 4.True or false: “ice is frozen water” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
7. 7.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
9. 9.True or false: “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) someone was hungry (c) there are crumbs (d) Kabir ate them
11. 11.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧩 Nisha bought 4 mangoes and a cap for ₹160 in all. Each mango cost the same. What did one mango cost? (a) not enough info (b) ₹156 (c) ₹160 (d) ₹40
13. 13.True or false: ““Share before deleted!”” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is an opinion? (a) a year has 12 months (b) fish are cute (c) bees make honey (d) fish live in water
15. 15.Which of these is a fact? (a) fish are cute (b) dogs are the best pets (c) honey is yummy (d) ice is frozen water
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
17. 17.True or false: “fish live in water” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧩 Arjun bought 5 mangoes for ₹75 in all. Each mango cost the same. What did one mango cost? (a) ₹20 (b) ₹15 (c) ₹75 (d) not enough info
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.📊 Fact or opinion: “There are 30 students in Class 5B.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
22. 22.🧩 Nisha bought 5 mangoes and a bag for ₹125 in all. Each mango cost the same. What did one mango cost? (a) ₹120 (b) not enough info (c) ₹25 (d) ₹125
23. 23.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📊 Fact or opinion: ice is frozen water? (a) fact (b) opinion
25. 25.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🥭 You taste one mango from a box of 50, and it is sweet. Can you be sure all 50 are sweet? (a) no mango is sweet (b) yes, it is certain (c) yes, mangoes match (d) no, check more
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a doctor
28. 28.🧩 Aarav is 12 years old. Saanvi is 7 years older than Aarav. How old is Saanvi? (a) 7 (b) not enough info (c) 20 (d) 19
29. 29.🎨 Two friends have different favourite colours. Who is right? (a) only the older one (b) neither of them (c) both can be right (d) only the louder one
30. 30.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
31. 31.True or false: “the Sun is a star” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) the cake is half gone (c) class must be over (d) someone ate the cake
33. 33.True or false: “We tried the new route for 10 days, and it was faster every day.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
36. 36.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a clear date? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
37. 37.🧩 A box of laddoos has 9 in each row. How many laddoos are in the box? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) not enough info (d) 90
38. 38.True or false: “Drink this juice and grow 10 cm taller in a week!” is likely fake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📊 Fact or opinion: “A spider has eight legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) what you see or hear (c) a story (d) a guess about why

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