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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

  1. a doctor
  2. a poor way to check
  3. not reliable
  4. False
  5. the bus timetable
  6. a thermometer
  7. False
  8. a video with no name
  9. the school notice
  10. a forwarded message
  11. not reliable
  12. an atlas
  13. True
  14. False
  15. usually reliable
  16. usually reliable
  17. the bus timetable
  18. a poor way to check
  19. a poor way to check
  20. True
  21. usually reliable
  22. False
  23. a good way to check
  24. True
  25. not reliable
  26. usually reliable
  27. True
  28. True
  29. a thermometer
  30. usually reliable
  31. False
  32. your class teacher
  33. True
  34. a good way to check
  35. True
  36. a video with no name
  37. a dictionary
  38. True
  39. False
  40. your class teacher

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