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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 57 · 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 random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) the school notice board (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
  4. 4.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  6. 6.📚 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
  7. 7.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a guess by a friend
  10. 10.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) the school notice board
  12. 12.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a rumour (c) a comic (d) a dictionary
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  16. 16.📚 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
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) a forwarded message (d) a guess by a friend
  18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  20. 20.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) the school notice (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a guess by a friend
  22. 22.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
  23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  24. 24.📚 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
  26. 26.📚 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
  27. 27.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a video with no name (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
  29. 29.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
  33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  37. 37.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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