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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 643 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  2. 2.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it is funny
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a random website
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) a thermometer
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a stranger online (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
  8. 8.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) an atlas (d) a joke book
  10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
  12. 12.📚 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
  13. 13.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
  14. 14.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a stranger online
  17. 17.📚 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
  18. 18.📚 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
  19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
  20. 20.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) a doctor (d) a stranger online
  22. 22.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
  24. 24.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  27. 27.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a cartoon (d) a rumour
  28. 28.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) asking a stranger (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  32. 32.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) a guess by a friend
  34. 34.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a thermometer (d) the bus timetable
  38. 38.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
  40. 40.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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