Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 832 · 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) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer
2. 2.Which of these is an observation? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone left it open (c) the baby is hungry (d) he drank the juice
3. 3.🧩 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
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer
5. 5.🍛 Which sentence is a fact? (a) Dal has protein. (b) Dal is boring. (c) Dal is yummy. (d) Dal is the best.
6. 6.🧒 Someone you don’t know online asks for your home address. What do you do? (a) share it (b) tell a trusted adult (c) keep chatting (d) share a nearby place
7. 7.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) class must be over (c) the floor is wet (d) the cup is empty
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusted sites agree (b) calm, clear words (c) a clear date (d) ALL CAPS and !!!
10. 10.True or false: “Shocking! Eat this one fruit and never fall ill again!” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a fact? (a) honey is yummy (b) cows give milk (c) fish are cute (d) winter is the best
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the cake is half gone (c) the cup is empty (d) the door is open
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess by a friend (c) a joke page (d) a random website
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) he drank the juice (c) the cake is half gone (d) the floor is wet
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a named source? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
17. 17.🧩 The film starts at 3 PM. It is a long film. When does it end? (a) 4 PM (b) 6 PM (c) 5 PM (d) not enough info
18. 18.🧩 Meera is 7 years old. Aarav is 5 years older than Meera. How old is Aarav? (a) 5 (b) 13 (c) not enough info (d) 12
19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
20. 20.🔬 Why do scientists repeat an experiment? (a) to change answers (b) to waste time (c) to be sure of results (d) for fun only
21. 21.📊 Fact or opinion: fish are cute? (a) fact (b) opinion
22. 22.🎨 Two friends have different favourite colours. Who is right? (a) only the louder one (b) neither of them (c) both can be right (d) only the older one
23. 23.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone left it open (d) class must be over
24. 24.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
26. 26.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “My friend didn’t like the book, so the book is bad for everyone.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
27. 27.🐕 One dog barked at you. What is the fair conclusion? (a) all dogs are mean (b) that one dog barked (c) never see dogs (d) dogs hate you
28. 28.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) definitely false
29. 29.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) Kabir ate them (b) someone was hungry (c) there are crumbs (d) the dog did it
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger online
31. 31.📊 Fact or opinion: the Sun is a star? (a) opinion (b) fact
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
34. 34.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📊 Fact or opinion: milk tastes awful? (a) fact (b) opinion
36. 36.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) a measured length (c) what you see (d) a photo
37. 37.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) inference (b) observation
39. 39.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We asked all 30 classmates; 25 chose the zoo trip.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence

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