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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 274 · 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 of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
  2. 2.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a dream
  6. 6.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
  8. 8.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  10. 10.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  14. 14.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) an atlas (d) a random website
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  18. 18.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
  19. 19.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
  20. 20.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the bus timetable (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
  23. 23.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  26. 26.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  27. 27.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
  29. 29.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  31. 31.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📚 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
  33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
  34. 34.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a science textbook
  37. 37.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a comic (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
  38. 38.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
  40. 40.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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