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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 258 · 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: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  3. 3.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  6. 6.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  10. 10.📚 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
  11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  12. 12.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📚 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
  15. 15.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it has many likes
  21. 21.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a random website (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message
  22. 22.📚 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
  23. 23.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
  25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  26. 26.📚 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
  27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a thermometer (c) a doctor (d) a comment with no name
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a forwarded message (d) an atlas
  29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a science textbook (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
  30. 30.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) less likely true (c) an opinion (d) definitely false
  31. 31.📚 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
  32. 32.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a thermometer (d) a comment with no name
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
  35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a doctor (c) a guess by a friend (d) a stranger online
  36. 36.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a guess
  39. 39.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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