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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 679 · 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.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a friend’s guess
  3. 3.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📚 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
  5. 5.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  8. 8.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a cookbook (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
  9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
  10. 10.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
  12. 12.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a joke page (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
  16. 16.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  18. 18.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
  19. 19.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  21. 21.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a joke page (d) a comment with no name
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) an atlas (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a comment with no name (c) a video with no name (d) a stranger online
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
  27. 27.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
  29. 29.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📖 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
  34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
  38. 38.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page

Answer key

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

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