Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 868 · 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.🏫 “Our school has 900 students.” How could you check it? (a) ask a toddler (b) guess a number (c) ask the school office (d) count your friends
2. 2.📊 Fact or opinion: winter is the best? (a) opinion (b) fact
3. 3.🔐 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) tell a parent (d) send the password
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bees make honey (b) winter is the best (c) ice is frozen water (d) fish live in water
5. 5.🥭 You taste one mango from a box of 50, and it is sweet. Can you be sure all 50 are sweet? (a) yes, mangoes match (b) yes, it is certain (c) no mango is sweet (d) no, check more
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
8. 8.Which of these is a fact? (a) homework is boring (b) milk tastes awful (c) dogs are the best pets (d) bees make honey
9. 9.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
10. 10.🔤 Which word often shows an opinion? (a) metres (b) best (c) Monday (d) seven
11. 11.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) “Share before deleted!” (b) trusted sites agree (c) asks for a password (d) a strange web address
13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) inference (b) observation
14. 14.🧩 Arjun bought 2 markers for ₹40 in all. Each marker cost the same. What did one marker cost? (a) ₹25 (b) ₹20 (c) ₹40 (d) not enough info
15. 15.📊 Fact or opinion: fish live in water? (a) opinion (b) fact
16. 16.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: asks for a password? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
17. 17.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone spilt water (b) the cup is empty (c) the door is open (d) the floor is wet
18. 18.True or false: “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” gives enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone spilt water (c) the cup is empty (d) he drank the juice
20. 20.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school has the nicest uniform.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
22. 22.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) the shops are shut (b) it is a holiday (c) it is sunny (d) it may be raining
23. 23.Which of these is an opinion? (a) a year has 12 months (b) dogs are the best pets (c) bees make honey (d) the Sun is a star
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
25. 25.True or false: “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” is likely fake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school starts at 8 AM.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: calm, clear words? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
28. 28.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) asks for a password (b) trusted sites agree (c) a clear date (d) facts you can check
29. 29.🧩 A box has 8 rows of mangoes, with 9 in each row. How many mangoes are in the box? (a) 81 (b) 17 (c) 72 (d) not enough info
30. 30.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the floor is wet (c) someone left it open (d) someone spilt water
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
32. 32.🧩 Rohan bought 6 pens and a lunch box for ₹300 in all. Each pen cost the same. What did one pen cost? (a) ₹300 (b) ₹50 (c) not enough info (d) ₹294
33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) homework is boring (b) cows give milk (c) red is the nicest colour (d) honey is yummy
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
37. 37.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “homework is boring” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “ALL CAPS and !!!” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page

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