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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 524 · 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) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
  3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess by a friend (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
  5. 5.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a comic (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a joke page (d) the bus timetable
  7. 7.📚 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
  8. 8.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) touching a wall (c) a thermometer (d) asking a stranger
  9. 9.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
  12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
  13. 13.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  14. 14.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📚 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
  16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  17. 17.📚 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
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  21. 21.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) a comment with no name
  23. 23.📚 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
  25. 25.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  28. 28.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) a dream (d) the bus timetable
  30. 30.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) a dictionary
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a science textbook (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
  35. 35.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a comment with no name
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor

Answer key

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

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