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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 397 · 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) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  2. 2.📚 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
  3. 3.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a doctor (d) a comment with no name
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
  7. 7.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) your class teacher
  9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) the bus timetable
  11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
  12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  13. 13.📚 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
  14. 14.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) your class teacher
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  18. 18.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it has many likes (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  20. 20.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  21. 21.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
  23. 23.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) a stranger online
  25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  26. 26.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) a rumour in the corridor
  28. 28.📚 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
  29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
  30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  31. 31.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📚 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
  33. 33.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a guess
  34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a doctor
  35. 35.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
  40. 40.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. usually reliable
  2. a good way to check
  3. False
  4. a doctor
  5. usually reliable
  6. the bus timetable
  7. True
  8. a random website
  9. not reliable
  10. the bus timetable
  11. a thermometer
  12. usually reliable
  13. a good way to check
  14. False
  15. False
  16. your class teacher
  17. not reliable
  18. it is checked and known
  19. not reliable
  20. a poor way to check
  21. False
  22. your class teacher
  23. False
  24. a thermometer
  25. usually reliable
  26. a poor way to check
  27. the school notice board
  28. a good way to check
  29. an atlas
  30. usually reliable
  31. False
  32. a good way to check
  33. the bus timetable
  34. a forwarded message
  35. True
  36. False
  37. False
  38. False
  39. an atlas
  40. False

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