Checking Evidence Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Critical thinking lesson 12: Part 2 test: check the evidence · Set 995 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) milk tastes awful (b) cows give milk (c) a year has 12 months (d) ice is frozen water
2. 2.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
3. 3.True or false: “a prize you never won” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧩 Diya is 12 years old. Ishaan is 3 years older than Diya. How old is Ishaan? (a) 3 (b) not enough info (c) 16 (d) 15
5. 5.True or false: “A dog barked at me once, so all dogs are mean.” does not give enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔬 Why do scientists repeat an experiment? (a) to waste time (b) to change answers (c) to be sure of results (d) for fun only
7. 7.📊 Fact or opinion: “Sunday is the best day of the week.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.✅ A fact is something that… (a) everyone likes (b) sounds nice (c) someone feels (d) can be checked
9. 9.True or false: “Cricket is the most exciting sport.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
11. 11.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) calm, clear words (b) asks for a password (c) asks for your OTP (d) ALL CAPS and !!!
12. 12.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) a random website (d) the school notice
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
14. 14.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is hungry (c) the floor is wet (d) the bell rang
15. 15.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone ate the cake (c) class must be over (d) he drank the juice
16. 16.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it loves music (b) it is a tree (c) it is new (d) it needs water
17. 17.🧩 A box has 3 rows of guavas, with 8 in each row. How many guavas are in the box? (a) not enough info (b) 32 (c) 11 (d) 24
18. 18.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: calm, clear words? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
19. 19.🧩 A box has 8 rows of mangoes, with 5 in each row. How many mangoes are in the box? (a) 45 (b) not enough info (c) 40 (d) 13
20. 20.💭 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured number (c) a proven truth (d) a dictionary meaning
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the door is open (c) someone ate the cake (d) he drank the juice
22. 22.🧒 Someone you don’t know online asks for your home address. What do you do? (a) keep chatting (b) tell a trusted adult (c) share a nearby place (d) share it
23. 23.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The school website lists sports day as 12 December.” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
25. 25.True or false: “fish live in water” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cup is empty
27. 27.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) calm, clear words (b) a named source (c) no pressure to share (d) asks for a password
28. 28.True or false: “We tested 20 seeds, and 18 of them sprouted.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “One student said the canteen food was cold, so it is always cold.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts you can check (b) a clear date (c) calm, clear words (d) “Share before deleted!”
32. 32.🧩 Ishaan is 8 years old. Arjun is older than Ishaan. How old is Arjun? (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) not enough info (d) 9
33. 33.🧩 Aarav bought 4 markers for ₹40 in all. Each marker cost the same. What did one marker cost? (a) ₹10 (b) ₹40 (c) ₹15 (d) not enough info
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) a thermometer
36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
37. 37.🧩 A box of apples has 7 in each row. How many apples are in the box? (a) not enough info (b) 7 (c) 14 (d) 70
38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
39. 39.📊 Fact or opinion: winter is the best? (a) fact (b) opinion
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) he drank the juice (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is crying

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