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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 570 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
  2. 2.📚 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
  3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
  4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) the school notice board (d) a joke page
  6. 6.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
  8. 8.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
  9. 9.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
  11. 11.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📚 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
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  16. 16.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess (c) touching a wall (d) asking a stranger
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) an atlas (d) a random website
  18. 18.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a forwarded message
  21. 21.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📚 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
  24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
  25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
  26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
  28. 28.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  32. 32.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
  34. 34.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) the school notice board
  36. 36.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
  38. 38.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

Answer key

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

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