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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 471 · 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 random website (b) a stranger online (c) a thermometer (d) a joke page
  2. 2.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) a thermometer (d) your class teacher
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) the school notice board
  5. 5.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a comic (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
  6. 6.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
  8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  9. 9.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
  10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
  12. 12.📚 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
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  14. 14.📚 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
  15. 15.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  18. 18.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  21. 21.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a friend’s guess
  24. 24.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  28. 28.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) an old rumour (c) a joke book (d) a cookbook
  31. 31.📚 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
  32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
  33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) the school notice board
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a doctor
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) a random website
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) a science textbook
  40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) a video with no name (d) a random website

Answer key

  1. a thermometer
  2. True
  3. a stranger online
  4. a guess by a friend
  5. a dictionary
  6. False
  7. your class teacher
  8. not reliable
  9. the bus timetable
  10. usually reliable
  11. a doctor
  12. a good way to check
  13. usually reliable
  14. a good way to check
  15. False
  16. not reliable
  17. usually reliable
  18. False
  19. a forwarded message
  20. usually reliable
  21. True
  22. False
  23. the school notice
  24. False
  25. False
  26. True
  27. not reliable
  28. True
  29. True
  30. an atlas
  31. a poor way to check
  32. a dictionary
  33. not reliable
  34. the school notice board
  35. a joke page
  36. not reliable
  37. a dictionary
  38. a random website
  39. a science textbook
  40. the bus timetable

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