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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 307 · 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 forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a thermometer (d) an atlas
  6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer
  7. 7.📚 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
  8. 8.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  10. 10.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a stranger online (d) a random website
  12. 12.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a rumour in the corridor
  15. 15.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
  17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
  19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
  20. 20.📚 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
  21. 21.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
  24. 24.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  27. 27.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📚 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
  29. 29.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess
  30. 30.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it has many likes (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a video with no name (d) the bus timetable
  36. 36.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  40. 40.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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