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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 508 · 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.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comic (c) a cartoon (d) a rumour
  2. 2.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a dream (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess
  5. 5.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) asking a stranger (c) a guess (d) a thermometer
  6. 6.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
  9. 9.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📚 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
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a stranger online (c) a doctor (d) a thermometer
  13. 13.📚 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
  14. 14.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it has many likes
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  16. 16.📚 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
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) a science textbook
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
  21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a comment with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
  24. 24.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  28. 28.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  31. 31.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a friend’s guess (d) the school notice
  34. 34.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) definitely false
  35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a video with no name (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) an atlas
  37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
  38. 38.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📚 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
  40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) an atlas (c) a joke page (d) a science textbook

Answer key

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

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