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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 631 · 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? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  2. 2.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
  3. 3.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) the bus timetable (d) a dictionary
  5. 5.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
  7. 7.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  9. 9.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a comment with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a science textbook
  11. 11.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📚 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
  13. 13.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) an old rumour (c) a joke book (d) a cookbook
  15. 15.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) a comment with no name
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  20. 20.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a joke page (d) your class teacher
  22. 22.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
  26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) a stranger online
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  28. 28.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) an atlas
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  32. 32.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a friend’s guess
  33. 33.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a stranger online (d) your class teacher
  37. 37.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  38. 38.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

Answer key

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

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