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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 247 · 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 the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
  2. 2.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a forwarded message
  4. 4.📚 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
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  6. 6.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📚 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
  9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comment with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
  10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  11. 11.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
  17. 17.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📚 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
  19. 19.📚 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
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a video with no name
  22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) a science textbook
  23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
  25. 25.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  28. 28.📚 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
  29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  30. 30.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  33. 33.📚 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
  34. 34.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  35. 35.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
  38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  39. 39.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
  40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) an atlas (d) a joke page

Answer key

  1. a dictionary
  2. True
  3. the bus timetable
  4. a poor way to check
  5. not reliable
  6. True
  7. False
  8. a good way to check
  9. a dictionary
  10. usually reliable
  11. False
  12. True
  13. a random website
  14. your class teacher
  15. not reliable
  16. a doctor
  17. True
  18. a good way to check
  19. a poor way to check
  20. usually reliable
  21. the bus timetable
  22. a forwarded message
  23. a guess by a friend
  24. a rumour in the corridor
  25. True
  26. False
  27. usually reliable
  28. a poor way to check
  29. not reliable
  30. True
  31. usually reliable
  32. not reliable
  33. a good way to check
  34. a poor way to check
  35. False
  36. a rumour in the corridor
  37. a science textbook
  38. not reliable
  39. more likely true
  40. an atlas

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