Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 813 · 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.🧒 Someone you don’t know online asks for your home address. What do you do? (a) keep chatting (b) share it (c) tell a trusted adult (d) share a nearby place
2. 2.🧩 The film starts at 3 PM and lasts 3 hours. When does it end? (a) 7 PM (b) not enough info (c) 6 PM (d) 3 PM
3. 3.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
4. 4.Which of these is a fact? (a) red is the nicest colour (b) a year has 12 months (c) fish are cute (d) honey is yummy
5. 5.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) a named source (b) a strange web address (c) too good to be true (d) a prize you never won
6. 6.🧩 Meera bought 5 notebooks for ₹275 in all. Each notebook cost the same. What did one notebook cost? (a) ₹60 (b) ₹275 (c) not enough info (d) ₹55
7. 7.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
8. 8.🧩 Ananya is 7 years old. Kabir is 8 years older than Ananya. How old is Kabir? (a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) not enough info
9. 9.📊 Which gives the best evidence about the class’s favourite game? (a) guessing (b) asking your pet (c) asking the whole class (d) asking one friend
10. 10.🧩 The film starts at 2 PM. It is a long film. When does it end? (a) 5 PM (b) not enough info (c) 4 PM (d) 3 PM
11. 11.🏫 “Our school has 900 students.” How could you check it? (a) ask the school office (b) count your friends (c) guess a number (d) ask a toddler
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
13. 13.🧩 A box of eggs has 8 in each row. How many eggs are in the box? (a) 16 (b) not enough info (c) 80 (d) 8
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fish are cute (b) homework is boring (c) the Sun is a star (d) red is the nicest colour
15. 15.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a prize you never won? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
17. 17.True or false: “Rainy days are boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We measured the plant every day for a month; it grew 9 cm.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone spilt water (d) the cake is half gone
20. 20.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🖼️ A photo looks strange and edited. What should you think? (a) it must be real (b) photos never lie (c) share it now (d) it may be fake
22. 22.🧩 Arjun is 7 years old. Saanvi is 5 years older than Arjun. How old is Saanvi? (a) 13 (b) not enough info (c) 12 (d) 5
23. 23.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: calm, clear words? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
24. 24.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “A dog barked at me once, so all dogs are mean.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
25. 25.🔐 A message says you won a prize and asks for your password. What do you do? (a) forward it to friends (b) tell a parent (c) send the password (d) click the link
26. 26.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📲 A message says, “Forward this to 10 people or bad luck!” What is the best step? (a) forward it fast (b) don’t forward it (c) add more people (d) reply angrily
28. 28.True or false: “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” is likely fake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
30. 30.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: ALL CAPS and !!!? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fish are cute (b) the Sun is a star (c) plants need water (d) cows give milk
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion? (a) fish live in water (b) winter is the best (c) ice is frozen water (d) bees make honey
33. 33.🔤 Which word often shows an opinion? (a) seven (b) metres (c) best (d) Monday
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bees make honey (b) milk tastes awful (c) fish live in water (d) ice is frozen water
35. 35.Which of these is an opinion? (a) cows give milk (b) homework is boring (c) plants need water (d) a year has 12 months
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion? (a) plants need water (b) cows give milk (c) ice is frozen water (d) honey is yummy
37. 37.📊 Fact or opinion: “The Sun rises in the east.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📊 Fact or opinion: fish live in water? (a) opinion (b) fact
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a strange web address (b) asks for a password (c) no source or date (d) facts you can check

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