Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 815 · 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.📊 Fact or opinion: cows give milk? (a) opinion (b) fact
2. 2.📊 Fact or opinion: “A spider has eight legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.🐕 One dog barked at you. What is the fair conclusion? (a) dogs hate you (b) all dogs are mean (c) that one dog barked (d) never see dogs
4. 4.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.🚌 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
9. 9.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We measured the plant every day for a month; it grew 9 cm.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
10. 10.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧩 Before solving a word problem, first check… (a) your handwriting (b) the colour of ink (c) what facts are given (d) the page number
12. 12.🧩 Ananya is 9 years old. Ishaan is 5 years older than Ananya. How old is Ishaan? (a) not enough info (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 5
13. 13.🧩 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
14. 14.True or false: “a year has 12 months” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
17. 17.True or false: “the Sun is a star” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a fact? (a) plants need water (b) red is the nicest colour (c) honey is yummy (d) dogs are the best pets
19. 19.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) what you see (c) a guess from clues (d) a measured length
20. 20.📊 Fact or opinion: “A triangle has three sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
22. 22.📏 How can you check the fact “The table is 1 metre long”? (a) guess (b) vote on it (c) ask if it is nice (d) measure it
23. 23.📊 Fact or opinion: “There are 30 students in Class 5B.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🔬 Why do scientists repeat an experiment? (a) to waste time (b) to be sure of results (c) for fun only (d) to change answers
25. 25.❓ You are not sure if a news post is true. What helps most? (a) believe the title (b) share it to ask (c) trust the photo (d) check trusted sources
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
27. 27.🧩 A box has 7 rows of mangoes, with 7 in each row. How many mangoes are in the box? (a) 56 (b) not enough info (c) 14 (d) 49
28. 28.🧩 Ananya bought 5 balls for ₹100 in all. Each ball cost the same. What did one ball cost? (a) ₹100 (b) ₹20 (c) ₹25 (d) not enough info
29. 29.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: no source or date? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
30. 30.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
32. 32.True or false: “homework is boring” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) observation (b) inference
34. 34.🔐 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
35. 35.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: asks for your OTP? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
36. 36.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “We asked all 30 classmates; 25 chose the zoo trip.” does not give enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) a strange web address (b) trusted sites agree (c) no source or date (d) ALL CAPS and !!!
39. 39.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) touching a wall (c) a guess (d) a thermometer
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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