Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 924 · 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: “One mango in the box was sour, so all the mangoes are sour.” does not give enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Spiders are scary.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “dogs are the best pets” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧩 Vihaan is 8 years old. Arjun is 5 years older than Vihaan. How old is Arjun? (a) not enough info (b) 5 (c) 14 (d) 13
7. 7.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone ate the cake (c) the floor is wet (d) class must be over
8. 8.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Sunday is the best day of the week.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “plants need water” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: “Share before deleted!”? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
13. 13.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) ALL CAPS and !!! (b) asks for a password (c) asks for your OTP (d) a named source
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ALL CAPS and !!! (b) too good to be true (c) a named source (d) asks for your OTP
15. 15.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the door is open (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone left it open
16. 16.🧩 Tara is 9 years old. Saanvi is older than Tara. How old is Saanvi? (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 14 (d) not enough info
17. 17.🍛 Which sentence is a fact? (a) Dal is yummy. (b) Dal is the best. (c) Dal is boring. (d) Dal has protein.
18. 18.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “We tried the new route for 10 days, and it was faster every day.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
21. 21.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.🧩 Meera is 9 years old. Kabir is older than Meera. How old is Kabir? (a) 14 (b) not enough info (c) 11 (d) 10
24. 24.Which of these is a fact? (a) milk tastes awful (b) homework is boring (c) honey is yummy (d) cows give milk
25. 25.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) a named source (b) a clear date (c) no source or date (d) no pressure to share
26. 26.🖼️ A photo looks strange and edited. What should you think? (a) it must be real (b) share it now (c) photos never lie (d) it may be fake
27. 27.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) facts you can check (b) a named source (c) a strange web address (d) trusted sites agree
29. 29.True or false: “Your account will be deleted. Send your OTP to save it.” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fish are cute (b) fish live in water (c) milk tastes awful (d) winter is the best
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) the cup is empty
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the cup is empty (c) he drank the juice (d) the cake is half gone
33. 33.📊 Fact or opinion: cows give milk? (a) fact (b) opinion
34. 34.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school has the nicest uniform.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
36. 36.🧩 A box has 8 rows of laddoos, with 9 in each row. How many laddoos are in the box? (a) not enough info (b) 72 (c) 17 (d) 81
37. 37.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school starts at 8 AM.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.🧩 The film starts at 2 PM and lasts 3 hours. When does it end? (a) 6 PM (b) 5 PM (c) not enough info (d) 2 PM
39. 39.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is crying (c) the baby is hungry (d) the bell rang
40. 40.📊 Fact or opinion: dogs are the best pets? (a) fact (b) opinion

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