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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 700 · 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 rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a doctor (d) a video with no name
  5. 5.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
  7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) an atlas (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
  9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  10. 10.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📚 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
  12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  15. 15.📚 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
  16. 16.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a stranger online
  18. 18.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
  22. 22.📚 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
  23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  24. 24.📚 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
  25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
  26. 26.📚 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
  27. 27.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  28. 28.📚 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a comment with no name (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
  30. 30.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
  34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  35. 35.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) a guess by a friend
  39. 39.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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