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Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 744 · 40 questions
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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”.

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  1. 1.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a thermometer
  4. 4.🔬 Why do scientists repeat an experiment? (a) to waste time (b) for fun only (c) to be sure of results (d) to change answers
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the bell rang (c) the floor is wet (d) the cake is half gone
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  8. 8.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Drink this juice and grow 10 cm taller in a week!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
  9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
  11. 11.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📊 Fact or opinion: dogs are the best pets? (a) opinion (b) fact
  13. 13.📊 Fact or opinion: a year has 12 months? (a) fact (b) opinion
  14. 14.🧩 A box of mangoes has 4 in each row. How many mangoes are in the box? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) not enough info (d) 40
  15. 15.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey is yummy (b) milk tastes awful (c) homework is boring (d) cows give milk
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  18. 18.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes grow on trees.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  20. 20.🎨 Two friends have different favourite colours. Who is right? (a) neither of them (b) only the older one (c) only the louder one (d) both can be right
  21. 21.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  23. 23.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “One mango in the box was sour, so all the mangoes are sour.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no source or date (b) a named source (c) a strange web address (d) asks for your OTP
  25. 25.True or false: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📊 Fact or opinion: fish are cute? (a) opinion (b) fact
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  28. 28.True or false: “asks for a password” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  30. 30.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧩 A box has 5 rows of eggs, with 6 in each row. How many eggs are in the box? (a) 36 (b) 11 (c) 30 (d) not enough info
  32. 32.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧩 The film starts at 3 PM. It is a long film. When does it end? (a) not enough info (b) 6 PM (c) 5 PM (d) 4 PM
  34. 34.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) ALL CAPS and !!! (b) no pressure to share (c) no source or date (d) asks for your OTP
  35. 35.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Schools closed for a month! Forward to 10 groups now!” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  37. 37.📚 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
  38. 38.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
  39. 39.True or false: “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” is likely fake. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) class must be over (c) the floor is wet (d) he drank the juice

Answer key

  1. False
  2. not reliable
  3. a comment with no name
  4. to be sure of results
  5. usually reliable
  6. someone ate the cake
  7. inference
  8. likely fake
  9. usually reliable
  10. a doctor
  11. False
  12. opinion
  13. fact
  14. not enough info
  15. the bus timetable
  16. cows give milk
  17. an inference
  18. a fact
  19. usually reliable
  20. both can be right
  21. False
  22. usually reliable
  23. not enough evidence
  24. a named source
  25. True
  26. opinion
  27. usually reliable
  28. True
  29. observation
  30. True
  31. 30
  32. True
  33. not enough info
  34. no pressure to share
  35. likely fake
  36. an inference
  37. a good way to check
  38. a dictionary
  39. True
  40. the floor is wet

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