Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 838 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
3. 3.🐕 One dog barked at you. What is the fair conclusion? (a) that one dog barked (b) never see dogs (c) dogs hate you (d) all dogs are mean
4. 4.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: “Share before deleted!”? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
5. 5.💭 An opinion is… (a) a proven truth (b) a dictionary meaning (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured number
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
7. 7.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a prize you never won? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
8. 8.🧩 Diya is 6 years old. Arjun is older than Diya. How old is Arjun? (a) 7 (b) 11 (c) not enough info (d) 8
9. 9.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
11. 11.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📊 Fact or opinion: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is crying (d) someone left it open
14. 14.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) someone was hungry (b) the dog did it (c) Kabir ate them (d) there are crumbs
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
16. 16.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a strange web address? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
17. 17.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a cookbook (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the baby is crying (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is hungry
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
21. 21.🧩 Rohan bought 4 pens for ₹60 in all. Each pen cost the same. What did one pen cost? (a) ₹60 (b) ₹15 (c) not enough info (d) ₹20
22. 22.True or false: “ice is frozen water” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.True or false: “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧩 Kabir bought 4 kites and a lunch box for ₹150 in all. Each kite cost the same. What did one kite cost? (a) ₹146 (b) ₹150 (c) not enough info (d) ₹37
26. 26.True or false: “facts you can check” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: trusted sites agree? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
28. 28.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.True or false: “Schools closed for a month! Forward to 10 groups now!” is more trustworthy. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the door is open (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
36. 36.Which of these is a fact? (a) fish are cute (b) the Sun is a star (c) honey is yummy (d) red is the nicest colour
37. 37.🧠 What is an inference? (a) what you see (b) a photo (c) a guess from clues (d) a measured length
38. 38.🧩 Rohan is 12 years old. Diya is older than Rohan. How old is Diya? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) not enough info (d) 13
39. 39.True or false: “the Sun is a star” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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