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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 487 · 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 thermometer (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a rumour in the corridor
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
  3. 3.🗺️ 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
  4. 4.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  8. 8.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) definitely false
  9. 9.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
  12. 12.📚 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
  13. 13.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
  14. 14.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour (c) a cartoon (d) a comic
  15. 15.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  18. 18.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
  21. 21.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
  26. 26.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a comment with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a thermometer
  28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  29. 29.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) an atlas (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) a forwarded message (d) an atlas
  32. 32.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
  34. 34.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
  36. 36.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  38. 38.📚 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
  39. 39.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher

Answer key

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

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