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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 304 · 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.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
  4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) your class teacher
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a thermometer
  6. 6.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
  7. 7.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
  9. 9.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
  10. 10.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  11. 11.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a joke page
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a comment with no name
  14. 14.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  16. 16.📚 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
  17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a guess by a friend (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
  18. 18.📚 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
  19. 19.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
  21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a guess by a friend
  23. 23.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a doctor (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
  26. 26.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) the bus timetable
  29. 29.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) a guess
  30. 30.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) the school notice board
  32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) a stranger online
  34. 34.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  37. 37.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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