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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 261 · 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 video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📚 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
  3. 3.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an old rumour (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
  4. 4.📚 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
  5. 5.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📚 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
  7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
  8. 8.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
  10. 10.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  14. 14.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
  16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  17. 17.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
  19. 19.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) less likely true
  23. 23.📚 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
  24. 24.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  25. 25.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  29. 29.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
  32. 32.📚 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
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
  34. 34.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  36. 36.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  38. 38.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a good way to check
  3. an atlas
  4. a poor way to check
  5. True
  6. a poor way to check
  7. the school notice board
  8. True
  9. a joke page
  10. False
  11. not reliable
  12. the school notice board
  13. not reliable
  14. True
  15. a dictionary
  16. not reliable
  17. False
  18. a science textbook
  19. False
  20. False
  21. True
  22. more likely true
  23. a good way to check
  24. a good way to check
  25. False
  26. a doctor
  27. not reliable
  28. usually reliable
  29. False
  30. True
  31. a dictionary
  32. a poor way to check
  33. a random website
  34. True
  35. not reliable
  36. True
  37. usually reliable
  38. False
  39. False
  40. usually reliable

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