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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 632 · 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.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
  2. 2.📚 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
  3. 3.📚 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
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a doctor (c) a joke page (d) a thermometer
  6. 6.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a comment with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
  9. 9.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a comic (c) a cartoon (d) a dictionary
  11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
  12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a doctor (c) a forwarded message (d) your class teacher
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  14. 14.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) touching a wall (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  16. 16.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
  18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a thermometer (c) the school notice board (d) a guess by a friend
  19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a comment with no name
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a comment with no name (c) a thermometer (d) the bus timetable
  22. 22.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  25. 25.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  26. 26.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📚 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
  30. 30.📚 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
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the school notice board (d) a guess by a friend
  32. 32.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) an atlas
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  37. 37.📚 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
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
  39. 39.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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