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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 339 · 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: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) a forwarded message
  5. 5.📚 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
  6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
  7. 7.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  8. 8.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📚 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
  10. 10.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
  11. 11.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) a joke page (d) a thermometer
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  14. 14.📚 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
  15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
  16. 16.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
  18. 18.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a joke page (d) the bus timetable
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
  23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a video with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) an atlas
  24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
  27. 27.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) a guess by a friend
  31. 31.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
  33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) a stranger online (d) the bus timetable
  35. 35.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  37. 37.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  40. 40.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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