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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 138 · 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) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a doctor
  3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
  4. 4.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a cookbook (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
  5. 5.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is checked and known (c) it has many likes (d) it is funny
  6. 6.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  8. 8.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📚 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
  10. 10.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
  12. 12.📚 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
  13. 13.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  16. 16.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
  18. 18.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a dictionary (c) a comic (d) a cartoon
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  21. 21.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a thermometer (c) a doctor (d) the bus timetable
  24. 24.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) the bus timetable
  26. 26.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer
  29. 29.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) a random website
  34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  36. 36.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a forwarded message (c) a friend’s guess (d) a random website
  37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board

Answer key

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

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