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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 185 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  2. 2.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
  4. 4.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) a joke page
  6. 6.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📚 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
  8. 8.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
  9. 9.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  11. 11.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is funny (c) it has many likes (d) it is checked and known
  12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
  14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
  15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a doctor (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a guess by a friend
  16. 16.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a dream
  17. 17.📚 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
  18. 18.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) an atlas (c) a video with no name (d) a guess by a friend
  20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) a thermometer
  21. 21.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer
  23. 23.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a video with no name (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
  25. 25.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a comic (c) a cartoon (d) a dictionary
  26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  27. 27.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
  31. 31.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📚 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
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a doctor (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
  34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  35. 35.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  40. 40.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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