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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 536 · 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 comic (b) a dictionary (c) a cartoon (d) a rumour
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  7. 7.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
  9. 9.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) a random website
  12. 12.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) an atlas
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) the bus timetable
  16. 16.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a forwarded message
  21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
  23. 23.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) less likely true
  25. 25.📅 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
  26. 26.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📚 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
  28. 28.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a doctor (c) a comment with no name (d) a joke page
  31. 31.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  33. 33.📚 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
  34. 34.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
  37. 37.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a science textbook (d) an atlas
  39. 39.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a dictionary
  2. usually reliable
  3. not reliable
  4. not reliable
  5. not reliable
  6. not reliable
  7. False
  8. a guess by a friend
  9. True
  10. a dictionary
  11. a thermometer
  12. True
  13. a poor way to check
  14. a random website
  15. a rumour in the corridor
  16. False
  17. True
  18. a stranger online
  19. usually reliable
  20. the bus timetable
  21. usually reliable
  22. a thermometer
  23. False
  24. more likely true
  25. the school notice
  26. False
  27. a good way to check
  28. True
  29. True
  30. a doctor
  31. False
  32. a poor way to check
  33. a poor way to check
  34. False
  35. False
  36. a joke page
  37. True
  38. a rumour in the corridor
  39. False
  40. True

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