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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 541 · 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.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
  2. 2.📚 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
  3. 3.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) a doctor
  7. 7.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
  9. 9.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  12. 12.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  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.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  15. 15.📚 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
  16. 16.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
  19. 19.📚 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) your class teacher
  21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  22. 22.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📖 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
  24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
  25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  26. 26.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📚 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
  28. 28.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  32. 32.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) the school notice board (c) a doctor (d) a comment with no name
  34. 34.📚 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
  35. 35.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
  36. 36.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  37. 37.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a stranger online (c) the school notice board (d) a thermometer
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

Answer key

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

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