Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 91 · 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.🧩 The film starts at 4 PM and lasts 2 hours. When does it end? (a) 7 PM (b) 4 PM (c) not enough info (d) 6 PM
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.🧩 Ananya is 10 years old. Diya is 7 years older than Ananya. How old is Diya? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) not enough info (d) 7
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion? (a) bees make honey (b) a year has 12 months (c) fish live in water (d) homework is boring
5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
6. 6.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone spilt water (c) the bell rang (d) the cake is half gone
11. 11.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it is loud
12. 12.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) someone was hungry (b) there are crumbs (c) the dog did it (d) Kabir ate them
13. 13.True or false: “fish are cute” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Drink this juice and grow 10 cm taller in a week!” is likely fake. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) he drank the juice (c) someone left it open (d) the floor is wet
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the baby is crying (c) the door is open (d) someone ate the cake
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
21. 21.📊 Fact or opinion: “A triangle has three sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.True or false: “fish live in water” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 What does “evidence” mean? (a) a guess (b) a loud opinion (c) a rumour (d) facts that support it
25. 25.📊 Fact or opinion: ice is frozen water? (a) opinion (b) fact
26. 26.True or false: “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is crying (c) someone spilt water (d) the floor is wet
28. 28.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We asked all 30 classmates; 25 chose the zoo trip.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
29. 29.True or false: “We tested 20 seeds, and 18 of them sprouted.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Your account will be deleted. Send your OTP to save it.” is likely fake. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion? (a) fish are cute (b) cows give milk (c) ice is frozen water (d) the Sun is a star
32. 32.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Spiders are scary.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We measured the plant every day for a month; it grew 9 cm.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
36. 36.🧩 Before solving a word problem, first check… (a) the colour of ink (b) what facts are given (c) your handwriting (d) the page number
37. 37.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
39. 39.True or false: “trusted sites agree” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a named source (b) trusted sites agree (c) no pressure to share (d) asks for a password

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