Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 894 · 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.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 What does “evidence” mean? (a) a rumour (b) a loud opinion (c) a guess (d) facts that support it
3. 3.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cake is half gone (c) the floor is wet (d) someone ate the cake
5. 5.🔐 A message says you won a prize and asks for your password. What do you do? (a) forward it to friends (b) send the password (c) click the link (d) tell a parent
6. 6.🧩 The film starts at 5 PM and lasts 2 hours. When does it end? (a) 8 PM (b) not enough info (c) 7 PM (d) 5 PM
7. 7.📲 A message says, “Forward this to 10 people or bad luck!” What is the best step? (a) don’t forward it (b) forward it fast (c) reply angrily (d) add more people
8. 8.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a clear date? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
9. 9.📊 Fact or opinion: fish live in water? (a) fact (b) opinion
10. 10.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
11. 11.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
13. 13.Which of these is an opinion? (a) a year has 12 months (b) honey is yummy (c) bees make honey (d) ice is frozen water
14. 14.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
16. 16.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a random website
18. 18.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔬 Why do scientists repeat an experiment? (a) for fun only (b) to waste time (c) to change answers (d) to be sure of results
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cows give milk (b) ice is frozen water (c) milk tastes awful (d) a year has 12 months
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a year has 12 months (b) cows give milk (c) plants need water (d) honey is yummy
22. 22.📊 Fact or opinion: a year has 12 months? (a) fact (b) opinion
23. 23.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We measured the plant every day for a month; it grew 9 cm.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
24. 24.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear date (b) no source or date (c) too good to be true (d) ALL CAPS and !!!
26. 26.🧩 Ananya bought 5 pens for ₹175 in all. Each pen cost the same. What did one pen cost? (a) ₹40 (b) ₹175 (c) ₹35 (d) not enough info
27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
28. 28.🧩 A box of guavas has 9 in each row. How many guavas are in the box? (a) not enough info (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 90
29. 29.🧩 Diya is 11 years old. Kabir is 4 years older than Diya. How old is Kabir? (a) not enough info (b) 4 (c) 15 (d) 16
30. 30.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is crying
31. 31.True or false: “One mango in the box was sour, so all the mangoes are sour.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Schools closed for a month! Forward to 10 groups now!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
33. 33.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “One mango in the box was sour, so all the mangoes are sour.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
34. 34.🧩 Aarav is 9 years old. Arjun is older than Aarav. How old is Arjun? (a) not enough info (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 14
35. 35.🐕 One dog barked at you. What is the fair conclusion? (a) all dogs are mean (b) dogs hate you (c) never see dogs (d) that one dog barked
36. 36.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “A dog barked at me once, so all dogs are mean.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.Which of these is a fact? (a) homework is boring (b) honey is yummy (c) winter is the best (d) bees make honey
39. 39.True or false: “Shocking! Eat this one fruit and never fall ill again!” is likely fake. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the floor is wet (c) the cake is half gone (d) the bell rang

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