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Identifying Types of Evidence

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of evidence is this: A research study by The Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation found that certain flavors sprinkled and eaten on food helped people lose weight.

a)

Anecdotal

b)

Data

c)

Research Study

d)

Opinion

2.

What type of evidence is this: Trains are a dangerous way to travel. I know because I was in a train wreck. We will be much safer if we fly.

a)

Opinion

b)

Anecdotal

c)

Fact

d)

Research Study

3.

What type of evidence is this: Your nose is always in view. Technically you are always looking at your nose, but your brain just chooses to ignore it.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

c)

Data

d)

Research Study

4.

What type of evidence is this:

a)

Research Study

b)

Statistics

c)

Fact

d)

Data

5.

What type of evidence is this: About 37% of 12th graders reported vaping in 2018, compared with 28% in 2017.

a)

Statistics

b)

Data

c)

Fact

d)

Research Study

6.

What type of evidence is this: Vacationing at the beach is by far the ultimate way to relax.

a)

Fact

b)

Research Study

c)

Opinion

d)

Anecdotal

7.

What type of evidence is this: I like talking to myself. It is one of my greatest pleasures. I often have long conversations all by myself, and I am so clever sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

a)

Opinion

b)

Fact

c)

Data

d)

Anecdotal

8.

What type of evidence is this: Dr. Seuss wrote the famous children’s tale “Green Eggs and Ham” in order to win a bet against his publisher. The bet was that Seuss would not be able to write an entire book using only 50 words.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

c)

Data

d)

Statistics

9.

What type of evidence is this: Most people struggle with math because it is so hard and the expectations are too high.

a)

Research Study

b)

Opinion

c)

Fact

d)

Anecdotal

10.

What type of evidence is this: According to a new study by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA), skinny jeans are possibly linked to major back pain issues – and most people are unaware of it.

a)

Data

b)

Statistics

c)

Fact

d)

Research Study

11.

What type of evidence is this: On our last assessment 5 kids scored advanced, 10 scored proficient and 10 were below proficient

a)

Statistics

b)

Research Study

c)

Data

d)

Opinion

12.

What type of evidence is this: Researcher Jake Gammon found that “Men are more likely to admit to having picked their nose in the last year (46% compared with 37% of women); to have passed gas around others (41% compared with 30% of women); to have spit in the street (35% compared with 11%); and to have slurped when eating soup (22% compared with 15%).”

a)

Statistics

b)

Data

c)

Fact

d)

Research Study