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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 577 · 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 checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a joke page (d) a thermometer
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a thermometer (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
  8. 8.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📚 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
  10. 10.📚 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
  11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  12. 12.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess by a friend (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
  14. 14.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it has many likes (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  16. 16.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  18. 18.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a stranger online (d) a rumour in the corridor
  20. 20.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer
  22. 22.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  24. 24.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📚 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
  29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  30. 30.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  32. 32.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) the bus timetable
  34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  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.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a comment with no name (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
  37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
  38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a video with no name (c) a comment with no name (d) a forwarded message
  39. 39.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) less likely true
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a doctor (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website

Answer key

  1. a good way to check
  2. a science textbook
  3. a thermometer
  4. usually reliable
  5. a random website
  6. a video with no name
  7. a comment with no name
  8. False
  9. a good way to check
  10. a good way to check
  11. usually reliable
  12. False
  13. a guess by a friend
  14. it is checked and known
  15. usually reliable
  16. False
  17. not reliable
  18. True
  19. a dictionary
  20. False
  21. a guess by a friend
  22. True
  23. usually reliable
  24. True
  25. False
  26. True
  27. True
  28. a good way to check
  29. usually reliable
  30. False
  31. not reliable
  32. True
  33. a video with no name
  34. usually reliable
  35. a poor way to check
  36. a comment with no name
  37. a rumour in the corridor
  38. a thermometer
  39. more likely true
  40. a doctor

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