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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 382 · 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.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
  2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a guess by a friend
  3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  4. 4.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
  5. 5.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
  7. 7.📚 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
  8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a science textbook (d) a comment with no name
  10. 10.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  15. 15.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
  17. 17.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
  21. 21.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  23. 23.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  27. 27.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a dream
  30. 30.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) a thermometer
  33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
  34. 34.📚 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
  35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
  38. 38.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) asking a stranger (c) a thermometer (d) a guess
  40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

Answer key

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

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