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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 251 · 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.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
  4. 4.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is checked and known (c) it has many likes (d) it is loud
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a thermometer
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a science textbook (d) a rumour in the corridor
  8. 8.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a doctor (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) the bus timetable
  11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
  13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
  16. 16.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a friend’s guess
  17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) a joke page (d) a thermometer
  18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  19. 19.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📚 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
  23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
  24. 24.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) your class teacher
  28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) the bus timetable
  29. 29.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) a random website
  31. 31.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a forwarded message (d) the bus timetable
  33. 33.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📚 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
  35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  37. 37.📚 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
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
  39. 39.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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