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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 682 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
  3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) a random website
  5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
  6. 6.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  7. 7.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) a doctor (d) your class teacher
  9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) an atlas
  10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a science textbook
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
  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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
  14. 14.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  15. 15.📚 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
  16. 16.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a forwarded message (c) a friend’s guess (d) a random website
  17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a science textbook
  18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  19. 19.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a science textbook (c) a doctor (d) the bus timetable
  21. 21.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) an atlas (c) a cookbook (d) a joke book
  22. 22.📚 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
  23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  25. 25.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  27. 27.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  29. 29.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is funny (c) it has many likes (d) it is loud
  32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a thermometer (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
  34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
  36. 36.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
  39. 39.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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