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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 706 · 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 science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  2. 2.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) a stranger online
  5. 5.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a stranger online (c) a doctor (d) a joke page
  8. 8.📚 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
  9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
  11. 11.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📚 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
  13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
  14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
  15. 15.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) touching a wall (c) a thermometer (d) a guess
  16. 16.📚 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
  17. 17.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger online (c) an atlas (d) your class teacher
  19. 19.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a rumour
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
  21. 21.📚 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
  22. 22.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📚 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
  24. 24.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) your class teacher
  26. 26.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
  27. 27.📚 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
  28. 28.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  31. 31.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
  34. 34.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
  36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) an atlas (d) a random website
  37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comment with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a thermometer
  38. 38.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
  40. 40.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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