Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 961 · 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.📊 Fact or opinion: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.True or false: “a year has 12 months” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We tried the new route for 10 days, and it was faster every day.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.True or false: “We measured the plant every day for a month; it grew 9 cm.” gives enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧩 The film starts at 2 PM and lasts 3 hours. When does it end? (a) 2 PM (b) 6 PM (c) 5 PM (d) not enough info
7. 7.🏫 “Our school has 900 students.” How could you check it? (a) guess a number (b) count your friends (c) ask the school office (d) ask a toddler
8. 8.📊 Fact or opinion: honey is yummy? (a) fact (b) opinion
9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
10. 10.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion? (a) a year has 12 months (b) fish live in water (c) bees make honey (d) homework is boring
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone left it open (c) the cup is empty (d) the baby is crying
13. 13.📏 How can you check the fact “The table is 1 metre long”? (a) guess (b) measure it (c) vote on it (d) ask if it is nice
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
15. 15.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) too good to be true (b) “Share before deleted!” (c) ALL CAPS and !!! (d) no pressure to share
16. 16.📝 What does “evidence” mean? (a) facts that support it (b) a rumour (c) a guess (d) a loud opinion
17. 17.📊 Fact or opinion: “Spiders are scary.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
19. 19.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) too good to be true (b) a named source (c) asks for your OTP (d) a strange web address
21. 21.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
22. 22.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Schools closed for a month! Forward to 10 groups now!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
23. 23.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red is the nicest colour (b) winter is the best (c) plants need water (d) dogs are the best pets
25. 25.🍛 Which sentence is a fact? (a) Dal is yummy. (b) Dal is boring. (c) Dal has protein. (d) Dal is the best.
26. 26.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: asks for your OTP? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the door is open (c) the baby is crying (d) the cake is half gone
28. 28.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
30. 30.🧩 Ishaan bought 4 mangoes for ₹80 in all. Each mango cost the same. What did one mango cost? (a) ₹80 (b) not enough info (c) ₹20 (d) ₹25
31. 31.Which of these is a fact? (a) milk tastes awful (b) homework is boring (c) honey is yummy (d) bees make honey
32. 32.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧩 Diya bought 6 mangoes for ₹300 in all. Each mango cost the same. What did one mango cost? (a) not enough info (b) ₹300 (c) ₹50 (d) ₹55
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
36. 36.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the bell rang (c) the floor is wet (d) someone left it open
37. 37.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “We asked all 30 classmates; 25 chose the zoo trip.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) the bus timetable
40. 40.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) a wish (c) a story (d) what you see or hear

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