Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 965 · 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.🧩 Tara bought 4 mangoes for ₹240 in all. Each mango cost the same. What did one mango cost? (a) ₹240 (b) ₹60 (c) ₹65 (d) not enough info
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dogs are the best pets (b) fish live in water (c) plants need water (d) bees make honey
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the cake is half gone (c) the bell rang (d) the cup is empty
4. 4.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone left it open (c) the bell rang (d) someone spilt water
5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a video with no name (d) the bus timetable
8. 8.True or false: “bees make honey” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔐 A message says you won a prize and asks for your password. What do you do? (a) click the link (b) send the password (c) tell a parent (d) forward it to friends
10. 10.🎨 Two friends have different favourite colours. Who is right? (a) only the older one (b) both can be right (c) only the louder one (d) neither of them
11. 11.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: calm, clear words? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey is yummy (b) red is the nicest colour (c) milk tastes awful (d) cows give milk
13. 13.True or false: “red is the nicest colour” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
16. 16.📊 Fact or opinion: “Maths is more fun than art.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We asked all 30 classmates; 25 chose the zoo trip.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
18. 18.True or false: “Rainy days are boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.📊 Fact or opinion: a year has 12 months? (a) fact (b) opinion
21. 21.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The city bus page, dated 2 June, says route 21 changes from Monday.” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
22. 22.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it has many likes
23. 23.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the baby is crying (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone spilt water
24. 24.🧩 Tara is 12 years old. Aarav is 3 years older than Tara. How old is Aarav? (a) 3 (b) not enough info (c) 15 (d) 16
25. 25.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: facts you can check? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
26. 26.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
27. 27.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
29. 29.📊 Fact or opinion: dogs are the best pets? (a) fact (b) opinion
30. 30.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧩 Meera is 7 years old. Aarav is older than Meera. How old is Aarav? (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) not enough info (d) 12
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks for a password (b) asks for your OTP (c) ALL CAPS and !!! (d) no pressure to share
33. 33.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
34. 34.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ALL CAPS and !!! (b) “Share before deleted!” (c) a clear date (d) no source or date
36. 36.True or false: “A week has seven days.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
38. 38.❓ You are not sure if a news post is true. What helps most? (a) share it to ask (b) trust the photo (c) believe the title (d) check trusted sources
39. 39.🧠 What is an inference? (a) what you see (b) a measured length (c) a photo (d) a guess from clues
40. 40.True or false: “We measured the plant every day for a month; it grew 9 cm.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False

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