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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 404 · 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 read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  2. 2.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📚 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
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  5. 5.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
  8. 8.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
  10. 10.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
  13. 13.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a video with no name
  15. 15.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  18. 18.📚 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
  19. 19.📚 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
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  21. 21.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) an atlas (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
  23. 23.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a joke page (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
  27. 27.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a comment with no name (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
  32. 32.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a science textbook (d) a thermometer
  34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  39. 39.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board

Answer key

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

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