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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 575 · 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) a thermometer (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  3. 3.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) an atlas
  6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
  9. 9.📚 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
  10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  11. 11.📚 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
  12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  13. 13.📚 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
  14. 14.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  15. 15.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
  19. 19.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📚 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
  21. 21.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer
  23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a science textbook
  24. 24.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer
  26. 26.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
  31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
  32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a video with no name (c) a science textbook (d) the bus timetable
  34. 34.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  35. 35.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a cookbook (c) a joke book (d) an old rumour
  37. 37.📚 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
  38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) a joke page (d) your class teacher
  40. 40.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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