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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 658 · 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: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  2. 2.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  5. 5.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” 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 joke page (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
  7. 7.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a dictionary
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  14. 14.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📚 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
  16. 16.📚 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
  17. 17.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  20. 20.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
  22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
  26. 26.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a video with no name
  29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
  30. 30.📚 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
  31. 31.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📚 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
  34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  35. 35.📚 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
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  37. 37.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) the school notice (d) a forwarded message
  38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
  39. 39.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

Answer key

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

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