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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 128 · 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 joke page (c) a stranger online (d) a guess by a friend
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a doctor (c) the bus timetable (d) your class teacher
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  5. 5.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message
  7. 7.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
  11. 11.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
  15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) a stranger online
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a forwarded message (c) the bus timetable (d) your class teacher
  17. 17.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) a science textbook
  20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
  21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a doctor (c) a science textbook (d) a dictionary
  22. 22.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
  23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a science textbook (d) a video with no name
  24. 24.📚 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
  25. 25.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) asking a stranger
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
  29. 29.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a joke page (d) a comment with no name
  31. 31.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
  33. 33.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
  35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  36. 36.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  39. 39.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny

Answer key

  1. your class teacher
  2. a stranger online
  3. a video with no name
  4. usually reliable
  5. True
  6. the school notice
  7. False
  8. True
  9. False
  10. a stranger online
  11. False
  12. False
  13. an atlas
  14. a doctor
  15. the bus timetable
  16. a forwarded message
  17. False
  18. not reliable
  19. a video with no name
  20. a thermometer
  21. a rumour in the corridor
  22. more likely true
  23. a science textbook
  24. a good way to check
  25. False
  26. a thermometer
  27. not reliable
  28. a guess by a friend
  29. a poor way to check
  30. a thermometer
  31. False
  32. the school notice board
  33. False
  34. an atlas
  35. usually reliable
  36. True
  37. False
  38. usually reliable
  39. False
  40. it is checked and known

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