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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 215 · 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 checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a thermometer (c) asking a stranger (d) touching a wall
  3. 3.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📚 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
  6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
  7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  8. 8.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) an opinion (d) definitely false
  9. 9.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  11. 11.📚 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
  12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a thermometer (d) a comment with no name
  13. 13.📚 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
  14. 14.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
  16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  18. 18.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  20. 20.📚 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
  21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a joke page (d) the bus timetable
  22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) the bus timetable (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
  24. 24.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
  25. 25.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
  27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a doctor (d) a forwarded message
  28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
  30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a random website
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  32. 32.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) a science textbook
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  37. 37.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) a science textbook
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name

Answer key

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

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