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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 547 · 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.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📚 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
  4. 4.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour (c) a cartoon (d) a comic
  5. 5.📚 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
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) the bus timetable
  8. 8.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
  10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  11. 11.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  15. 15.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
  18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
  19. 19.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) a video with no name
  21. 21.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
  23. 23.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a stranger online (c) a thermometer (d) a doctor
  25. 25.📚 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
  26. 26.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a comment with no name (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
  28. 28.📚 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
  29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
  30. 30.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
  33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
  36. 36.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  38. 38.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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