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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 491 · 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? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  2. 2.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
  5. 5.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
  6. 6.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  9. 9.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
  13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
  14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
  15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
  16. 16.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
  18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  19. 19.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  22. 22.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
  24. 24.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
  26. 26.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message
  27. 27.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message
  30. 30.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
  31. 31.📚 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
  32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  33. 33.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is checked and known (c) it has many likes (d) it is funny
  34. 34.📚 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
  35. 35.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) a science textbook
  39. 39.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

Answer key

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

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