Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 733 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) ALL CAPS and !!! (b) a strange web address (c) too good to be true (d) trusted sites agree
2. 2.🍛 Which sentence is a fact? (a) Dal has protein. (b) Dal is the best. (c) Dal is yummy. (d) Dal is boring.
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) a thermometer
4. 4.✅ A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) sounds nice (c) everyone likes (d) can be checked
5. 5.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) a guess from clues (c) what you see (d) a measured length
6. 6.🧒 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
7. 7.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: asks for a password? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
8. 8.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: asks for your OTP? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
9. 9.True or false: “no pressure to share” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📊 Which gives the best evidence about the class’s favourite game? (a) guessing (b) asking your pet (c) asking one friend (d) asking the whole class
12. 12.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “asks for your OTP” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
15. 15.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is crying (d) someone left it open
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
18. 18.True or false: “Cricket is the most exciting sport.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧩 Aarav bought 4 pens for ₹120 in all. Each pen cost the same. What did one pen cost? (a) ₹30 (b) ₹35 (c) not enough info (d) ₹120
21. 21.📊 Fact or opinion: “A week has seven days.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “A dog barked at me once, so all dogs are mean.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Your account will be deleted. Send your OTP to save it.” is likely fake. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
26. 26.🧩 Ananya is 6 years old. Tara is older than Ananya. How old is Tara? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) not enough info (d) 8
27. 27.🧩 A box has 8 rows of guavas, with 9 in each row. How many guavas are in the box? (a) 72 (b) 17 (c) 81 (d) not enough info
28. 28.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) guesses (b) rumours (c) opinions (d) observations
29. 29.📊 Fact or opinion: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.🧩 Kabir bought 5 pens for ₹300 in all. Each pen cost the same. What did one pen cost? (a) ₹65 (b) ₹300 (c) not enough info (d) ₹60
31. 31.🧩 Vihaan bought 4 markers for ₹100 in all. Each marker cost the same. What did one marker cost? (a) not enough info (b) ₹25 (c) ₹100 (d) ₹30
32. 32.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Shocking! Eat this one fruit and never fall ill again!” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📊 Fact or opinion: a year has 12 months? (a) fact (b) opinion
35. 35.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Spiders are scary.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📊 Fact or opinion: milk tastes awful? (a) fact (b) opinion
38. 38.True or false: “asks for a password” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We tried the new route for 10 days, and it was faster every day.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
40. 40.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check

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