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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 450 · 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? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  2. 2.🌡️ 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
  3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a random website
  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.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) a random website (d) the school notice
  8. 8.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
  13. 13.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a comic
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  15. 15.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  18. 18.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
  20. 20.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  21. 21.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) the bus timetable
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) the school notice board (c) a forwarded message (d) a science textbook
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
  25. 25.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a forwarded message (d) a thermometer
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  28. 28.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
  32. 32.📚 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
  33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
  34. 34.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  37. 37.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a forwarded message
  40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a stranger online

Answer key

  1. a poor way to check
  2. a thermometer
  3. the bus timetable
  4. usually reliable
  5. a random website
  6. True
  7. the school notice
  8. False
  9. False
  10. True
  11. True
  12. a thermometer
  13. a dictionary
  14. usually reliable
  15. False
  16. usually reliable
  17. not reliable
  18. False
  19. the school notice board
  20. a poor way to check
  21. True
  22. the bus timetable
  23. a forwarded message
  24. a random website
  25. True
  26. a forwarded message
  27. usually reliable
  28. True
  29. True
  30. True
  31. your class teacher
  32. a poor way to check
  33. a video with no name
  34. False
  35. an atlas
  36. not reliable
  37. True
  38. usually reliable
  39. a dictionary
  40. a stranger online

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