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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 221 · 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.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) touching a wall (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer
  2. 2.📚 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a video with no name (d) a comment with no name
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) a forwarded message
  5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) a rumour in the corridor
  6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
  7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
  8. 8.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
  10. 10.📚 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
  11. 11.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) a science textbook
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  15. 15.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
  18. 18.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a random website
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) an atlas
  22. 22.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  26. 26.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a guess by a friend (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
  33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) an atlas (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a video with no name
  34. 34.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a joke page (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
  36. 36.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  38. 38.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  40. 40.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a rumour

Answer key

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

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