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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 741 · 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? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  2. 2.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a joke book (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
  3. 3.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  7. 7.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
  9. 9.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📚 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
  11. 11.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📚 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
  13. 13.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
  15. 15.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
  17. 17.📚 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
  18. 18.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
  22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
  23. 23.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice board (c) a comment with no name (d) a joke page
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a video with no name (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
  26. 26.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
  28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
  29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  30. 30.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it has many likes (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
  31. 31.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a random website
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a joke page (d) a random website
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) a video with no name
  38. 38.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

Answer key

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

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