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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 44 · 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 not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess by a friend (c) a thermometer (d) the school notice board
  2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a dictionary (c) a guess by a friend (d) a video with no name
  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.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) an atlas (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) an atlas (c) a random website (d) a joke page
  7. 7.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a comic (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
  8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  10. 10.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  14. 14.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
  16. 16.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
  18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  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 forwarded message (d) a friend’s guess
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) a comment with no name
  22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) a video with no name (d) a comment with no name
  23. 23.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
  27. 27.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
  29. 29.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
  32. 32.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📚 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
  34. 34.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a video with no name
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
  37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
  38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) an atlas
  39. 39.📚 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
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) the school notice board (d) a video with no name

Answer key

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

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