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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 533 · 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 comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
  3. 3.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  5. 5.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
  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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
  9. 9.📚 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
  10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  11. 11.📚 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
  12. 12.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📚 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a comment with no name (d) an atlas
  15. 15.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) a cookbook
  18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  19. 19.📚 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
  21. 21.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) a science textbook
  23. 23.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) the bus timetable
  24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
  25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) a doctor
  26. 26.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  28. 28.📚 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
  29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
  30. 30.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) an atlas (d) a thermometer
  32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  34. 34.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  38. 38.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
  40. 40.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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