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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 383 · 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 of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
  2. 2.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
  4. 4.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a friend’s guess (d) the school notice
  5. 5.📚 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
  6. 6.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
  8. 8.📚 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
  9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
  10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
  11. 11.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  14. 14.🗺️ 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
  15. 15.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  17. 17.📚 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
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) your class teacher
  21. 21.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  24. 24.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a video with no name (d) the bus timetable
  26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  28. 28.📚 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
  30. 30.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer
  32. 32.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  34. 34.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
  36. 36.📚 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
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  38. 38.📚 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
  39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
  40. 40.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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