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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

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

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