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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 479 · 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) a dictionary (b) a video with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a doctor
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
  3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a stranger online (d) a rumour in the corridor
  5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
  6. 6.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  7. 7.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a thermometer
  10. 10.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
  11. 11.📚 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
  12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
  15. 15.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  18. 18.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📚 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
  20. 20.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  23. 23.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  29. 29.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) the bus timetable
  33. 33.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
  34. 34.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a forwarded message (d) a stranger online
  35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) a forwarded message
  36. 36.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📚 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
  38. 38.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) a stranger online

Answer key

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

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