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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 119 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) a joke page
  2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
  3. 3.📚 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
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  5. 5.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour (d) a cartoon
  6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) the bus timetable
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message
  8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
  9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
  11. 11.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) more likely true (d) less likely true
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message
  13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
  15. 15.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
  18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
  19. 19.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
  22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
  24. 24.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  27. 27.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) a thermometer
  30. 30.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  32. 32.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  34. 34.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
  37. 37.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📚 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
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor

Answer key

  1. a joke page
  2. a rumour in the corridor
  3. a good way to check
  4. not reliable
  5. a dictionary
  6. the bus timetable
  7. a forwarded message
  8. an atlas
  9. not reliable
  10. the bus timetable
  11. more likely true
  12. a thermometer
  13. the school notice board
  14. a dictionary
  15. True
  16. False
  17. it is checked and known
  18. a guess by a friend
  19. False
  20. False
  21. a stranger online
  22. not reliable
  23. a guess by a friend
  24. True
  25. False
  26. not reliable
  27. False
  28. True
  29. a random website
  30. False
  31. not reliable
  32. False
  33. usually reliable
  34. False
  35. True
  36. your class teacher
  37. False
  38. a poor way to check
  39. usually reliable
  40. a dictionary

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