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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

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

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