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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 605 · 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.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a science textbook (c) a guess by a friend (d) a forwarded message
  3. 3.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) asking a stranger
  4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a science textbook (c) a doctor (d) a comment with no name
  5. 5.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
  7. 7.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
  9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  10. 10.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  12. 12.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  15. 15.📚 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
  16. 16.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) an opinion (d) definitely false
  18. 18.📚 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
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  20. 20.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📚 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
  22. 22.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) an atlas (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
  24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
  26. 26.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
  29. 29.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
  31. 31.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
  33. 33.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
  35. 35.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a video with no name (d) a comment with no name
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  38. 38.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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