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Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 745 · 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.📊 Fact or opinion: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  2. 2.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  6. 6.True or false: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” is likely fake. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “We tested 20 seeds, and 18 of them sprouted.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧩 A box has 7 rows of mangoes, with 4 in each row. How many mangoes are in the box? (a) not enough info (b) 32 (c) 11 (d) 28
  10. 10.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “One student said the canteen food was cold, so it is always cold.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
  11. 11.🧩 A box of mangoes has 9 in each row. How many mangoes are in the box? (a) 90 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) not enough info
  12. 12.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  15. 15.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “Drink this juice and grow 10 cm taller in a week!” is likely fake. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) a guess by a friend (d) the school notice board
  18. 18.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a strange web address? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
  19. 19.📊 Fact or opinion: fish live in water? (a) opinion (b) fact
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey is yummy (b) bees make honey (c) a year has 12 months (d) the Sun is a star
  21. 21.True or false: “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” gives enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  23. 23.True or false: “ice is frozen water” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a year has 12 months (b) winter is the best (c) ice is frozen water (d) plants need water
  26. 26.🐕 One dog barked at you. What is the fair conclusion? (a) never see dogs (b) that one dog barked (c) dogs hate you (d) all dogs are mean
  27. 27.🍛 Which sentence is a fact? (a) Dal is the best. (b) Dal is yummy. (c) Dal is boring. (d) Dal has protein.
  28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  29. 29.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Our school starts at 8 AM.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The weather office’s page says heavy rain is expected tomorrow.” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
  32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) inference (b) observation
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dogs are the best pets (b) red is the nicest colour (c) winter is the best (d) ice is frozen water
  35. 35.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red is the nicest colour (b) fish are cute (c) milk tastes awful (d) the Sun is a star
  37. 37.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  38. 38.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
  39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a guess by a friend
  40. 40.📊 Fact or opinion: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

Answer key

  1. an opinion
  2. True
  3. True
  4. likely fake
  5. an inference
  6. True
  7. True
  8. False
  9. 28
  10. not enough evidence
  11. not enough info
  12. False
  13. usually reliable
  14. not reliable
  15. False
  16. True
  17. a guess by a friend
  18. a warning sign
  19. fact
  20. honey is yummy
  21. True
  22. observation
  23. False
  24. True
  25. winter is the best
  26. that one dog barked
  27. Dal has protein.
  28. usually reliable
  29. False
  30. False
  31. more trustworthy
  32. not reliable
  33. inference
  34. ice is frozen water
  35. a good way to check
  36. the Sun is a star
  37. a poor way to check
  38. more likely true
  39. a dictionary
  40. a fact

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