Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 963 · 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 question helps check an online claim? (a) “Who wrote this?” (b) “Is it long?” (c) “How many likes?” (d) “Is it colourful?”
2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
3. 3.True or false: “The science textbook and an encyclopedia both say the Moon has no light of its own.” is likely fake. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
5. 5.❓ You are not sure if a news post is true. What helps most? (a) trust the photo (b) check trusted sources (c) share it to ask (d) believe the title
6. 6.True or false: “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ A fact is something that… (a) sounds nice (b) someone feels (c) everyone likes (d) can be checked
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dogs are the best pets (b) plants need water (c) honey is yummy (d) milk tastes awful
9. 9.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Schools closed for a month! Forward to 10 groups now!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plants need water (b) cows give milk (c) winter is the best (d) bees make honey
11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
12. 12.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a dream
13. 13.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.🧩 A box has 4 rows of apples, with 7 in each row. How many apples are in the box? (a) 11 (b) not enough info (c) 35 (d) 28
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cows give milk (b) honey is yummy (c) milk tastes awful (d) fish are cute
17. 17.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) observations (c) rumours (d) guesses
20. 20.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Drink this juice and grow 10 cm taller in a week!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
21. 21.True or false: “dogs are the best pets” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Share before deleted!” (b) ALL CAPS and !!! (c) trusted sites agree (d) no source or date
23. 23.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The school website lists sports day as 12 December.” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
25. 25.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “One student said the canteen food was cold, so it is always cold.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) homework is boring (b) dogs are the best pets (c) bees make honey (d) honey is yummy
27. 27.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
28. 28.🧩 Ishaan bought 6 notebooks and a water bottle for ₹170 in all. Each notebook cost the same. What did one notebook cost? (a) not enough info (b) ₹170 (c) ₹28 (d) ₹164
29. 29.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.🧩 A box has 6 rows of laddoos, with 9 in each row. How many laddoos are in the box? (a) not enough info (b) 54 (c) 63 (d) 15
32. 32.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧩 Rohan bought 2 markers for ₹60 in all. Each marker cost the same. What did one marker cost? (a) ₹60 (b) not enough info (c) ₹35 (d) ₹30
35. 35.True or false: “Spiders are scary.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📊 Fact or opinion: cows give milk? (a) opinion (b) fact
38. 38.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.📊 Which gives the best evidence about the class’s favourite game? (a) asking the whole class (b) asking one friend (c) asking your pet (d) guessing
40. 40.🧩 Rohan is 12 years old. Ishaan is older than Rohan. How old is Ishaan? (a) 13 (b) not enough info (c) 17 (d) 14

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