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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 205 · 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: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
  4. 4.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  6. 6.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it has many likes (c) it is loud (d) it is funny
  7. 7.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) a stranger online
  13. 13.📚 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
  14. 14.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  18. 18.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) a comment with no name
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  21. 21.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
  22. 22.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) a comment with no name
  24. 24.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a forwarded message
  27. 27.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
  29. 29.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a doctor
  31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) a video with no name
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) the school notice board
  33. 33.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  34. 34.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  38. 38.📚 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
  39. 39.📚 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
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor

Answer key

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

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