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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 439 · 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 comment with no name (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
  2. 2.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
  4. 4.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) a thermometer
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
  7. 7.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  11. 11.📚 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
  12. 12.📚 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
  13. 13.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a forwarded message
  17. 17.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
  18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  19. 19.📚 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
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
  22. 22.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a stranger online
  24. 24.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
  26. 26.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌡️ 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
  31. 31.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an old rumour (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
  32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  34. 34.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📚 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
  37. 37.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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