Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 910 · 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 a fact? (a) fish are cute (b) dogs are the best pets (c) fish live in water (d) milk tastes awful
2. 2.📊 Fact or opinion: honey is yummy? (a) fact (b) opinion
3. 3.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
5. 5.True or false: “Spiders are scary.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “We tried the new route for 10 days, and it was faster every day.” gives enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cake is half gone (d) the bell rang
9. 9.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “WIN A FREE PHONE!!! Click now and enter your password!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
10. 10.Which of these is a fact? (a) a year has 12 months (b) homework is boring (c) red is the nicest colour (d) honey is yummy
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dogs are the best pets (b) ice is frozen water (c) fish live in water (d) bees make honey
12. 12.🧩 A box has 8 rows of guavas, with 9 in each row. How many guavas are in the box? (a) 17 (b) 81 (c) 72 (d) not enough info
13. 13.🧩 The film starts at 4 PM and lasts 1 hour. When does it end? (a) not enough info (b) 5 PM (c) 4 PM (d) 6 PM
14. 14.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) no pressure to share (b) calm, clear words (c) trusted sites agree (d) ALL CAPS and !!!
15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) homework is boring (b) fish live in water (c) cows give milk (d) bees make honey
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bees make honey (b) milk tastes awful (c) ice is frozen water (d) plants need water
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a year has 12 months (b) plants need water (c) honey is yummy (d) cows give milk
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion? (a) bees make honey (b) cows give milk (c) fish live in water (d) honey is yummy
20. 20.True or false: “fish live in water” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧩 Kabir is 12 years old. Arjun is 7 years older than Kabir. How old is Arjun? (a) not enough info (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 7
23. 23.🧩 The film starts at 3 PM. It is a long film. When does it end? (a) 6 PM (b) not enough info (c) 5 PM (d) 4 PM
24. 24.True or false: “fish are cute” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
26. 26.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) there are crumbs (c) Kabir ate them (d) someone was hungry
27. 27.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📊 Fact or opinion: “Rainy days are boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is hungry (c) the floor is wet (d) he drank the juice
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ice is frozen water (b) cows give milk (c) plants need water (d) winter is the best
31. 31.🧩 Rohan is 10 years old. Kabir is older than Rohan. How old is Kabir? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) not enough info
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk tastes awful (b) homework is boring (c) ice is frozen water (d) dogs are the best pets
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
34. 34.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is checked and known (c) it has many likes (d) it is funny
35. 35.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: too good to be true? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
36. 36.🖼️ A photo looks strange and edited. What should you think? (a) it must be real (b) it may be fake (c) photos never lie (d) share it now
37. 37.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
38. 38.📊 Fact or opinion: “A week has seven days.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.📊 Fact or opinion: red is the nicest colour? (a) fact (b) opinion
40. 40.True or false: “Sunday is the best day of the week.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False

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