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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 409 · 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.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a guess by a friend (d) a video with no name
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  5. 5.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  8. 8.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour (c) a comic (d) a cartoon
  9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) the school notice board
  12. 12.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a forwarded message (d) a friend’s guess
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  14. 14.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  16. 16.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) a joke page
  18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
  19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer
  20. 20.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  22. 22.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  24. 24.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
  26. 26.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
  31. 31.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) the bus timetable
  33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  34. 34.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  36. 36.📚 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
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  38. 38.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📚 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
  40. 40.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) asking a stranger

Answer key

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

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