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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 154 · 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 dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📚 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
  3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a joke page (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  6. 6.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a joke page
  8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a guess by a friend (d) an atlas
  9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
  10. 10.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
  12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) an atlas (d) the school notice board
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) an atlas (c) a random website (d) a stranger online
  14. 14.📚 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
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  16. 16.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
  21. 21.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a comment with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a stranger online
  26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) the bus timetable
  28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a doctor (c) a comment with no name (d) a joke page
  29. 29.📚 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
  30. 30.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good 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.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  33. 33.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
  34. 34.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
  35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
  36. 36.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a guess by a friend (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a thermometer (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
  39. 39.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
  40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) an atlas (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend

Answer key

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

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