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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 289 · 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.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  2. 2.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) a cookbook
  5. 5.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  7. 7.📚 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a random website
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a comment with no name
  10. 10.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  12. 12.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
  15. 15.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
  17. 17.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a thermometer (c) touching a wall (d) asking a stranger
  18. 18.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
  21. 21.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) an atlas
  23. 23.📚 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a science textbook (d) a guess by a friend
  25. 25.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
  27. 27.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is checked and known (c) it has many likes (d) it is funny
  28. 28.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  31. 31.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a forwarded message
  34. 34.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a forwarded message (c) a doctor (d) an atlas
  39. 39.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
  40. 40.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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