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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 502 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  2. 2.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
  4. 4.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
  9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
  11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a joke page
  12. 12.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a comment with no name (d) the school notice board
  16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a comment with no name (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
  18. 18.📚 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
  19. 19.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
  24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) a random website
  25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  26. 26.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  29. 29.📚 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
  30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
  31. 31.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
  32. 32.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a thermometer (c) a comment with no name (d) a stranger online
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a doctor
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
  37. 37.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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