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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 511 · 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 rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
  3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) a thermometer
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) a joke page (d) a random website
  6. 6.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  13. 13.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
  14. 14.🌡️ 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
  15. 15.📚 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
  16. 16.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a dictionary (c) a comic (d) a cartoon
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  18. 18.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  21. 21.📚 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) a science textbook (d) an atlas
  24. 24.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
  25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a video with no name
  26. 26.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  28. 28.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  29. 29.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
  31. 31.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  32. 32.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
  34. 34.📚 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
  35. 35.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a guess by a friend (d) a stranger online
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  38. 38.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  40. 40.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. not reliable
  2. a thermometer
  3. a rumour in the corridor
  4. not reliable
  5. an atlas
  6. False
  7. True
  8. False
  9. True
  10. False
  11. True
  12. a good way to check
  13. the bus timetable
  14. a thermometer
  15. a good way to check
  16. a dictionary
  17. usually reliable
  18. True
  19. usually reliable
  20. usually reliable
  21. a poor way to check
  22. your class teacher
  23. a joke page
  24. more likely true
  25. a dictionary
  26. True
  27. a good way to check
  28. a good way to check
  29. False
  30. a random website
  31. a poor way to check
  32. True
  33. a forwarded message
  34. a poor way to check
  35. False
  36. a science textbook
  37. not reliable
  38. True
  39. not reliable
  40. True

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