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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 296 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a science textbook
  2. 2.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📚 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
  4. 4.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
  6. 6.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  7. 7.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) a forwarded message
  9. 9.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
  11. 11.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  15. 15.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
  18. 18.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  21. 21.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
  22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  24. 24.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it has many likes
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
  27. 27.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a thermometer (d) a random website
  30. 30.📚 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
  31. 31.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) a thermometer
  34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  35. 35.📚 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
  36. 36.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
  38. 38.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  40. 40.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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