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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

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

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