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Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 884 · 40 questions
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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”.

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  1. 1.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  2. 2.Which of these is a fact? (a) winter is the best (b) milk tastes awful (c) plants need water (d) dogs are the best pets
  3. 3.😱 A headline says “SHOCKING!!! You won’t believe this!” This is… (a) proof it is true (b) a warning sign (c) a trusted source (d) a fact
  4. 4.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Share before deleted!” (b) no source or date (c) a clear date (d) asks for a password
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  7. 7.True or false: “Our school has the nicest uniform.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧩 The film starts at 5 PM. It is a long film. When does it end? (a) 7 PM (b) not enough info (c) 8 PM (d) 6 PM
  9. 9.True or false: “The Sun rises in the east.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” gives enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the door is open (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone spilt water
  12. 12.🧩 Tara bought 2 kites and a water bottle for ₹80 in all. Each kite cost the same. What did one kite cost? (a) ₹40 (b) ₹80 (c) not enough info (d) ₹78
  13. 13.📊 Fact or opinion: “There are 30 students in Class 5B.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) a guess by a friend
  15. 15.💭 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a proven truth (c) a dictionary meaning (d) a measured number
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  18. 18.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The school website lists sports day as 12 December.” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
  20. 20.🧩 The film starts at 2 PM and lasts 3 hours. When does it end? (a) 5 PM (b) not enough info (c) 6 PM (d) 2 PM
  21. 21.🧩 Vihaan is 10 years old. Saanvi is older than Vihaan. How old is Saanvi? (a) 15 (b) not enough info (c) 12 (d) 11
  22. 22.True or false: “red is the nicest colour” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📊 Fact or opinion: “Spiders are scary.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) the bus timetable
  26. 26.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  29. 29.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We asked all 30 classmates; 25 chose the zoo trip.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
  30. 30.Which of these is an opinion? (a) milk tastes awful (b) cows give milk (c) plants need water (d) bees make honey
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  32. 32.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) observations (b) opinions (c) guesses (d) rumours
  33. 33.True or false: “A week has seven days.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  35. 35.True or false: “red is the nicest colour” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “no source or date” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  38. 38.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) trusted sites agree (b) a named source (c) a clear date (d) a prize you never won
  39. 39.True or false: “We measured the plant every day for a month; it grew 9 cm.” does not give enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📊 Fact or opinion: plants need water? (a) opinion (b) fact

Answer key

  1. an opinion
  2. plants need water
  3. a warning sign
  4. more likely true
  5. a clear date
  6. not reliable
  7. False
  8. not enough info
  9. True
  10. False
  11. someone spilt water
  12. not enough info
  13. a fact
  14. a thermometer
  15. what someone thinks
  16. your class teacher
  17. an inference
  18. True
  19. more trustworthy
  20. 5 PM
  21. not enough info
  22. False
  23. True
  24. an opinion
  25. a random website
  26. True
  27. True
  28. an observation
  29. enough evidence
  30. milk tastes awful
  31. not reliable
  32. observations
  33. True
  34. observation
  35. True
  36. False
  37. an observation
  38. a prize you never won
  39. False
  40. fact

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