Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 860 · 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.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) inference (b) observation
2. 2.Which of these is a fact? (a) ice is frozen water (b) milk tastes awful (c) fish are cute (d) winter is the best
3. 3.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) asking a stranger
4. 4.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school has the nicest uniform.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour (d) a cartoon
6. 6.True or false: “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fact? (a) homework is boring (b) winter is the best (c) red is the nicest colour (d) fish live in water
8. 8.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📊 Fact or opinion: cows give milk? (a) fact (b) opinion
11. 11.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a strange web address? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
13. 13.True or false: “cows give milk” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a year has 12 months (b) dogs are the best pets (c) plants need water (d) bees make honey
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone left it open (c) the bell rang (d) he drank the juice
16. 16.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “A dog barked at me once, so all dogs are mean.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
17. 17.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a named source? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no source or date (b) facts you can check (c) a named source (d) trusted sites agree
19. 19.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
20. 20.🍛 Which sentence is a fact? (a) Dal is boring. (b) Dal is the best. (c) Dal has protein. (d) Dal is yummy.
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.True or false: “A spider has eight legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧩 Tara bought 5 pens for ₹225 in all. Each pen cost the same. What did one pen cost? (a) ₹225 (b) not enough info (c) ₹45 (d) ₹50
24. 24.🧩 Ishaan bought 5 notebooks for ₹275 in all. Each notebook cost the same. What did one notebook cost? (a) ₹275 (b) not enough info (c) ₹60 (d) ₹55
25. 25.True or false: “The school website lists sports day as 12 December.” is likely fake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧩 The film starts at 3 PM. It is a long film. When does it end? (a) 6 PM (b) 4 PM (c) 5 PM (d) not enough info
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a prize you never won (b) ALL CAPS and !!! (c) a named source (d) asks for your OTP
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
29. 29.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice (c) a friend’s guess (d) a random website
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a strange web address (b) “Share before deleted!” (c) too good to be true (d) no pressure to share
31. 31.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
32. 32.🔐 A message says you won a prize and asks for your password. What do you do? (a) click the link (b) forward it to friends (c) send the password (d) tell a parent
33. 33.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) no pressure to share (b) facts you can check (c) calm, clear words (d) a strange web address
34. 34.📊 Fact or opinion: red is the nicest colour? (a) fact (b) opinion
35. 35.🧩 The film starts at 6 PM. It is a long film. When does it end? (a) 9 PM (b) 7 PM (c) 8 PM (d) not enough info
36. 36.📊 Fact or opinion: “Cricket is the most exciting sport.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a year has 12 months (b) the Sun is a star (c) homework is boring (d) ice is frozen water
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
40. 40.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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