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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 282 · 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: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  2. 2.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is funny (c) it has many likes (d) it is loud
  3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
  4. 4.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) a doctor
  6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) the school notice board (d) a joke page
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
  8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  9. 9.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
  11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a dictionary
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
  15. 15.📚 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
  16. 16.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a video with no name
  21. 21.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
  25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) the school notice board (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer
  26. 26.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) a video with no name (d) a dictionary
  31. 31.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a comic (c) a cartoon (d) a dictionary
  32. 32.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📚 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) a guess by a friend
  35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
  37. 37.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dream (c) a guess (d) a stranger’s chat
  38. 38.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) a forwarded message (d) a thermometer

Answer key

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

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