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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 733 · 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.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
  4. 4.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message
  8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
  10. 10.📚 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
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
  12. 12.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  13. 13.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  15. 15.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) an atlas (d) a thermometer
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a science textbook
  18. 18.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a comment with no name
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a joke page (d) a video with no name
  24. 24.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
  26. 26.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
  27. 27.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) touching a wall (c) a guess (d) a thermometer
  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.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  30. 30.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
  32. 32.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
  35. 35.📚 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
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
  38. 38.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a rumour (c) a comic (d) a dictionary
  39. 39.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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