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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 641 · 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 measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) a random website (d) a comment with no name
  3. 3.📚 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
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  5. 5.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) more likely true (d) less likely true
  6. 6.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) the bus timetable
  8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
  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 rumour in the corridor (b) a thermometer (c) a doctor (d) your class teacher
  11. 11.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) a comment with no name
  15. 15.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) a guess by a friend
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  18. 18.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  21. 21.🌡️ 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
  22. 22.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a comment with no name (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) a thermometer
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess by a friend (d) the school notice board
  28. 28.📚 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
  29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  32. 32.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) an atlas (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
  35. 35.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  40. 40.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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