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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 241 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
  3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
  5. 5.📚 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
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) a random website
  7. 7.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
  10. 10.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
  13. 13.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a cookbook (c) an atlas (d) a joke book
  14. 14.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  16. 16.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a guess by a friend (d) a joke page
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
  21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess by a friend
  22. 22.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📚 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
  25. 25.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) the bus timetable
  27. 27.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📚 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
  30. 30.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
  32. 32.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) an atlas (d) a random website
  34. 34.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📚 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
  38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) a doctor
  39. 39.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

Answer key

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

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