Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 886 · 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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) class must be over (c) he drank the juice (d) someone ate the cake
3. 3.📊 Fact or opinion: fish live in water? (a) fact (b) opinion
4. 4.True or false: “a strange web address” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is hungry
8. 8.🕵️ Which question helps check an online claim? (a) “Is it long?” (b) “Who wrote this?” (c) “Is it colourful?” (d) “How many likes?”
9. 9.True or false: “fish are cute” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: ALL CAPS and !!!? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
11. 11.🧩 The film starts at 5 PM and lasts 3 hours. When does it end? (a) 8 PM (b) 5 PM (c) 9 PM (d) not enough info
12. 12.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
13. 13.True or false: “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk tastes awful (b) the Sun is a star (c) cows give milk (d) plants need water
15. 15.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “asks for a password” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” does not give enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone left it open
19. 19.True or false: “One student said the canteen food was cold, so it is always cold.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔬 Why do scientists repeat an experiment? (a) to change answers (b) to waste time (c) to be sure of results (d) for fun only
21. 21.🧩 Tara is 6 years old. Ishaan is older than Tara. How old is Ishaan? (a) 8 (b) not enough info (c) 7 (d) 11
22. 22.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a named source? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
24. 24.🧩 The film starts at 3 PM and lasts 3 hours. When does it end? (a) 3 PM (b) 6 PM (c) not enough info (d) 7 PM
25. 25.True or false: “Maths is more fun than art.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
27. 27.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school has the nicest uniform.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.True or false: “We tried the new route for 10 days, and it was faster every day.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a measured length (b) a photo (c) what you see (d) a guess from clues
30. 30.True or false: “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” gives enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “The city bus page, dated 2 June, says route 21 changes from Monday.” is likely fake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion? (a) a year has 12 months (b) winter is the best (c) cows give milk (d) fish live in water
33. 33.🔐 A message says you won a prize and asks for your password. What do you do? (a) send the password (b) tell a parent (c) forward it to friends (d) click the link
34. 34.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📊 Fact or opinion: “Rainy days are boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
36. 36.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) someone left it open (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is hungry
38. 38.📊 Fact or opinion: the Sun is a star? (a) opinion (b) fact
39. 39.True or false: “There are 30 students in Class 5B.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) your class teacher

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