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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 58 · 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 of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  3. 3.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
  4. 4.📚 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
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
  6. 6.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
  9. 9.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
  11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  12. 12.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
  16. 16.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
  18. 18.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
  21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  22. 22.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  25. 25.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
  30. 30.📖 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
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  32. 32.📚 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
  33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  34. 34.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) an atlas (c) a cookbook (d) a joke book
  35. 35.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📚 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
  38. 38.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check

Answer key

  1. a video with no name
  2. usually reliable
  3. the school notice
  4. a poor way to check
  5. the school notice board
  6. False
  7. usually reliable
  8. a guess by a friend
  9. True
  10. a forwarded message
  11. usually reliable
  12. True
  13. False
  14. True
  15. an atlas
  16. True
  17. a comment with no name
  18. True
  19. a dictionary
  20. a dictionary
  21. not reliable
  22. True
  23. usually reliable
  24. not reliable
  25. False
  26. False
  27. False
  28. False
  29. a joke page
  30. a dictionary
  31. usually reliable
  32. a poor way to check
  33. not reliable
  34. an atlas
  35. False
  36. a good way to check
  37. a comment with no name
  38. True
  39. True
  40. a good way to check

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