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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 134 · 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) a guess by a friend (b) the school notice board (c) a forwarded message (d) a stranger online
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) the bus timetable
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  6. 6.📚 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
  7. 7.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a comment with no name
  9. 9.📚 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
  10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  11. 11.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
  13. 13.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  16. 16.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a science textbook (d) a guess by a friend
  18. 18.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a joke page
  20. 20.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
  23. 23.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
  25. 25.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) an atlas
  28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  29. 29.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  31. 31.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) your class teacher
  34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  35. 35.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
  38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
  39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
  40. 40.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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