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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 703 · 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.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a thermometer (c) a doctor (d) an atlas
  5. 5.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📚 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer
  9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
  10. 10.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  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.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a doctor (c) the bus timetable (d) a thermometer
  14. 14.📚 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
  15. 15.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it has many likes
  16. 16.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  18. 18.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a dictionary
  20. 20.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) a guess
  22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
  23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a stranger online (c) a random website (d) an atlas
  24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  25. 25.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
  28. 28.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  31. 31.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a joke page
  33. 33.📚 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
  34. 34.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a comment with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger online
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) the school notice board
  36. 36.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
  37. 37.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  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: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. an atlas
  4. a joke page
  5. False
  6. True
  7. a good way to check
  8. a thermometer
  9. a doctor
  10. a good way to check
  11. a poor way to check
  12. False
  13. a video with no name
  14. a poor way to check
  15. it is checked and known
  16. False
  17. not reliable
  18. True
  19. a dictionary
  20. True
  21. the bus timetable
  22. a forwarded message
  23. an atlas
  24. usually reliable
  25. a good way to check
  26. not reliable
  27. a rumour in the corridor
  28. True
  29. True
  30. not reliable
  31. False
  32. the school notice board
  33. a poor way to check
  34. the bus timetable
  35. a guess by a friend
  36. more likely true
  37. False
  38. True
  39. True
  40. False

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