Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 845 · 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: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) an atlas (c) a thermometer (d) a science textbook
3. 3.🧩 A box of oranges has 6 in each row. How many oranges are in the box? (a) not enough info (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 60
4. 4.True or false: “The library page shows it opens at 9 AM on Saturdays.” is likely fake. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no source or date (b) no pressure to share (c) asks for a password (d) a strange web address
7. 7.Which of these is a fact? (a) honey is yummy (b) winter is the best (c) cows give milk (d) dogs are the best pets
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.🔤 Which word often shows an opinion? (a) metres (b) best (c) Monday (d) seven
10. 10.📊 Which gives the best evidence about the class’s favourite game? (a) asking your pet (b) asking one friend (c) asking the whole class (d) guessing
11. 11.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: asks for a password? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the door is open (c) the floor is wet (d) someone ate the cake
14. 14.🕵️ Which question helps check an online claim? (a) “How many likes?” (b) “Who wrote this?” (c) “Is it long?” (d) “Is it colourful?”
15. 15.🧩 Before solving a word problem, first check… (a) your handwriting (b) the page number (c) what facts are given (d) the colour of ink
16. 16.True or false: “Spiders are scary.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the Sun is a star (b) a year has 12 months (c) winter is the best (d) fish live in water
18. 18.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: “Share before deleted!”? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
21. 21.🔐 A message says you won a prize and asks for your password. What do you do? (a) tell a parent (b) send the password (c) click the link (d) forward it to friends
22. 22.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “plants need water” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎨 Two friends have different favourite colours. Who is right? (a) only the louder one (b) only the older one (c) neither of them (d) both can be right
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plants need water (b) the Sun is a star (c) bees make honey (d) homework is boring
26. 26.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
28. 28.🧩 Saanvi bought 6 pens for ₹330 in all. Each pen cost the same. What did one pen cost? (a) ₹60 (b) ₹55 (c) not enough info (d) ₹330
29. 29.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is crying (d) he drank the juice
30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ice is frozen water (b) dogs are the best pets (c) honey is yummy (d) fish are cute
33. 33.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an inference? (a) class must be over (b) the cake is half gone (c) the bell rang (d) the floor is wet
35. 35.🧩 Ananya is 6 years old. Tara is older than Ananya. How old is Tara? (a) not enough info (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) 8
36. 36.True or false: “My friend didn’t like the book, so the book is bad for everyone.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fish live in water (b) the Sun is a star (c) ice is frozen water (d) red is the nicest colour
38. 38.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Drink this juice and grow 10 cm taller in a week!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
39. 39.🧩 Aarav is 9 years old. Saanvi is older than Aarav. How old is Saanvi? (a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) not enough info
40. 40.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence

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