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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 576 · 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.📚 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
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
  4. 4.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) the school notice board (d) a guess by a friend
  7. 7.📚 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
  8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
  10. 10.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a video with no name
  13. 13.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
  17. 17.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  19. 19.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a video with no name (c) a joke page (d) a random website
  21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a doctor
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
  23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  24. 24.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) a guess
  25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  26. 26.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
  29. 29.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  32. 32.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📚 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
  35. 35.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  36. 36.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📚 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
  38. 38.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

Answer key

  1. a good way to check
  2. usually reliable
  3. a forwarded message
  4. it is checked and known
  5. not reliable
  6. the school notice board
  7. a good way to check
  8. a rumour in the corridor
  9. a comment with no name
  10. True
  11. True
  12. a video with no name
  13. False
  14. False
  15. not reliable
  16. a joke page
  17. True
  18. not reliable
  19. True
  20. a science textbook
  21. a random website
  22. a video with no name
  23. usually reliable
  24. the bus timetable
  25. usually reliable
  26. False
  27. True
  28. a rumour in the corridor
  29. True
  30. an atlas
  31. usually reliable
  32. False
  33. False
  34. a good way to check
  35. a poor way to check
  36. True
  37. a poor way to check
  38. True
  39. True
  40. not reliable

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