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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 670 · 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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
  3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
  7. 7.📚 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
  8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  9. 9.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) a guess by a friend (d) the bus timetable
  16. 16.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a dream
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
  19. 19.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
  21. 21.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📚 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
  23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
  26. 26.📚 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
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  28. 28.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) a dictionary
  32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  33. 33.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  35. 35.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
  36. 36.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) your class teacher
  38. 38.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  40. 40.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas

Answer key

  1. a thermometer
  2. a doctor
  3. a joke page
  4. not reliable
  5. usually reliable
  6. a dictionary
  7. a poor way to check
  8. usually reliable
  9. True
  10. True
  11. True
  12. True
  13. True
  14. not reliable
  15. a guess by a friend
  16. True
  17. the bus timetable
  18. a joke page
  19. True
  20. your class teacher
  21. False
  22. a poor way to check
  23. not reliable
  24. a science textbook
  25. the school notice board
  26. a poor way to check
  27. usually reliable
  28. False
  29. True
  30. not reliable
  31. a dictionary
  32. usually reliable
  33. True
  34. usually reliable
  35. the school notice
  36. True
  37. your class teacher
  38. False
  39. a good way to check
  40. an atlas

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