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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 391 · 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 usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a comment with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
  2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
  3. 3.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a dream (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  6. 6.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
  8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) a doctor (d) the bus timetable
  9. 9.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
  10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  12. 12.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
  17. 17.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) touching a wall (c) a thermometer (d) asking a stranger
  18. 18.📚 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
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  20. 20.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
  23. 23.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📚 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
  25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
  27. 27.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) a joke page
  29. 29.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  31. 31.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📚 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
  33. 33.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
  35. 35.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  38. 38.📚 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
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  40. 40.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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