Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 721 · 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 usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) a joke page (d) a video with no name
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plants need water (b) red is the nicest colour (c) a year has 12 months (d) ice is frozen water
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) winter is the best (b) bees make honey (c) cows give milk (d) a year has 12 months
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) homework is boring (b) fish are cute (c) a year has 12 months (d) red is the nicest colour
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone ate the cake
6. 6.🧩 A box of laddoos has 8 in each row. How many laddoos are in the box? (a) 16 (b) 80 (c) 8 (d) not enough info
7. 7.📊 Fact or opinion: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: no pressure to share? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
9. 9.Which of these is a fact? (a) fish are cute (b) homework is boring (c) milk tastes awful (d) bees make honey
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ice is frozen water (b) fish live in water (c) milk tastes awful (d) cows give milk
11. 11.True or false: “cows give milk” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fish live in water (b) plants need water (c) cows give milk (d) honey is yummy
13. 13.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: trusted sites agree? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
14. 14.📊 Fact or opinion: ice is frozen water? (a) fact (b) opinion
15. 15.True or false: “no source or date” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is sunny (b) it is a holiday (c) the shops are shut (d) it may be raining
17. 17.True or false: “honey is yummy” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “dogs are the best pets” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is crying
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
21. 21.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dogs are the best pets (b) red is the nicest colour (c) ice is frozen water (d) winter is the best
23. 23.True or false: “bees make honey” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧩 Ishaan bought 2 notebooks and a cap for ₹110 in all. Each notebook cost the same. What did one notebook cost? (a) not enough info (b) ₹55 (c) ₹108 (d) ₹110
25. 25.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
26. 26.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📊 Fact or opinion: “Sunday is the best day of the week.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.True or false: “A triangle has three sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
32. 32.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We measured the plant every day for a month; it grew 9 cm.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
34. 34.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: too good to be true? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.🖼️ A photo looks strange and edited. What should you think? (a) photos never lie (b) it may be fake (c) it must be real (d) share it now
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: asks for a password? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) a stranger online (d) a science textbook
40. 40.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence

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