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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 112 · 40 questions
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Thinking tip (Who really knows?): Usually reliable: a dictionary, your class teacher, the school notice board, a science textbook, an atlas, a thermometer, the bus timetable. Not reliable: a rumour in the corridor, a random website, a forwarded message, a stranger online, a video with no name. Good ways to check: ask an expert, look in two trusted books, measure it yourself, read the official notice.

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  1. 1.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
  6. 6.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) a random website (d) a joke page
  9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) an atlas
  10. 10.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  13. 13.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
  14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a video with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
  15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  17. 17.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a comment with no name (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
  22. 22.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a forwarded message
  25. 25.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) the school notice board (d) a joke page
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  29. 29.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  32. 32.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a thermometer (c) a guess (d) touching a wall
  33. 33.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
  35. 35.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a thermometer (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a thermometer (d) a science textbook

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. True
  4. True
  5. a stranger online
  6. False
  7. a random website
  8. the bus timetable
  9. an atlas
  10. True
  11. True
  12. a good way to check
  13. the bus timetable
  14. a video with no name
  15. a poor way to check
  16. usually reliable
  17. True
  18. True
  19. False
  20. a good way to check
  21. a science textbook
  22. True
  23. False
  24. a doctor
  25. a good way to check
  26. the school notice board
  27. not reliable
  28. usually reliable
  29. False
  30. True
  31. not reliable
  32. a thermometer
  33. True
  34. a joke page
  35. a poor way to check
  36. a doctor
  37. not reliable
  38. a stranger online
  39. not reliable
  40. a rumour in the corridor

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