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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 225 · 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 random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger online
  3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a guess by a friend
  4. 4.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
  5. 5.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.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 random website
  7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  8. 8.📚 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
  9. 9.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  11. 11.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a doctor (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a video with no name
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  16. 16.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a thermometer (c) touching a wall (d) asking a stranger
  18. 18.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a forwarded message (d) a thermometer
  20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a guess by a friend (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
  21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
  22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  23. 23.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
  25. 25.📚 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
  26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) your class teacher
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) the school notice board (c) a comment with no name (d) a forwarded message
  29. 29.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  32. 32.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  33. 33.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) a video with no name
  35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  36. 36.📚 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
  37. 37.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  38. 38.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
  40. 40.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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