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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 423 · 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 rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  2. 2.📚 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
  3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  6. 6.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
  7. 7.📚 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
  8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  9. 9.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  10. 10.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess (c) touching a wall (d) asking a stranger
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a guess by a friend (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  14. 14.📚 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
  15. 15.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
  16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a forwarded message
  17. 17.📚 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
  18. 18.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
  21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) a science textbook
  22. 22.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  25. 25.🚌 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
  26. 26.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
  31. 31.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) a comment with no name (d) the school notice board
  34. 34.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a doctor (d) a joke page
  36. 36.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a thermometer (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
  38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
  39. 39.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer

Answer key

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

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