Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 974 · 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) honey is yummy (b) red is the nicest colour (c) fish are cute (d) a year has 12 months
2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
3. 3.📊 Fact or opinion: a year has 12 months? (a) opinion (b) fact
4. 4.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.True or false: “bees make honey” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧩 Ananya is 6 years old. Kabir is 8 years older than Ananya. How old is Kabir? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) not enough info
8. 8.True or false: “Schools closed for a month! Forward to 10 groups now!” is more trustworthy. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
10. 10.🍛 Which sentence is a fact? (a) Dal is the best. (b) Dal has protein. (c) Dal is yummy. (d) Dal is boring.
11. 11.📏 How can you check the fact “The table is 1 metre long”? (a) vote on it (b) ask if it is nice (c) measure it (d) guess
12. 12.True or false: “A week has seven days.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧒 Someone you don’t know online asks for your home address. What do you do? (a) keep chatting (b) share a nearby place (c) tell a trusted adult (d) share it
14. 14.🧩 Before solving a word problem, first check… (a) your handwriting (b) the page number (c) what facts are given (d) the colour of ink
15. 15.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: asks for your OTP? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
16. 16.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) asks for a password (b) asks for your OTP (c) a clear date (d) a strange web address
17. 17.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) the shops are shut (b) it is a holiday (c) it is sunny (d) it may be raining
18. 18.🧩 Meera bought 2 kites for ₹100 in all. Each kite cost the same. What did one kite cost? (a) not enough info (b) ₹100 (c) ₹50 (d) ₹55
19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
20. 20.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) a named source (b) asks for your OTP (c) ALL CAPS and !!! (d) a strange web address
21. 21.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: no pressure to share? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
22. 22.🐕 One dog barked at you. What is the fair conclusion? (a) dogs hate you (b) that one dog barked (c) never see dogs (d) all dogs are mean
23. 23.📲 A message says, “Forward this to 10 people or bad luck!” What is the best step? (a) add more people (b) reply angrily (c) forward it fast (d) don’t forward it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts you can check (b) calm, clear words (c) a named source (d) no source or date
25. 25.📊 Which gives the best evidence about the class’s favourite game? (a) asking the whole class (b) asking your pet (c) asking one friend (d) guessing
26. 26.🧩 A box of mangoes has 5 in each row. How many mangoes are in the box? (a) 50 (b) not enough info (c) 5 (d) 10
27. 27.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it has many likes
28. 28.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We measured the plant every day for a month; it grew 9 cm.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
34. 34.🧩 A box has 4 rows of apples, with 9 in each row. How many apples are in the box? (a) 13 (b) not enough info (c) 45 (d) 36
35. 35.True or false: “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” does not give enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk tastes awful (b) winter is the best (c) fish are cute (d) ice is frozen water
38. 38.📊 Fact or opinion: “The Sun rises in the east.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check

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