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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 356 · 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.📚 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
  2. 2.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  3. 3.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a cartoon (d) a rumour
  4. 4.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
  5. 5.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) a thermometer (d) a comment with no name
  8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a doctor (c) a comment with no name (d) a stranger online
  9. 9.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
  12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  13. 13.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  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 usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
  16. 16.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) definitely false
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a stranger online
  18. 18.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) a science textbook (d) an atlas
  22. 22.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a doctor (c) the bus timetable (d) the school notice board
  25. 25.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) a random website
  27. 27.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  30. 30.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
  31. 31.📚 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
  32. 32.📚 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
  33. 33.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a random website
  35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  37. 37.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  40. 40.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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