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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 507 · 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.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) an opinion (c) less likely true (d) definitely false
  2. 2.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  5. 5.📚 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
  6. 6.📚 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
  7. 7.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
  11. 11.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📚 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
  13. 13.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a thermometer (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
  15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) a joke page
  16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  17. 17.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) an atlas
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  21. 21.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  23. 23.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  26. 26.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  28. 28.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a comic (c) a cartoon (d) a dictionary
  29. 29.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
  30. 30.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  33. 33.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  34. 34.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📅 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
  36. 36.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  38. 38.📚 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
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  40. 40.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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