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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 747 · 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: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  2. 2.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a random website
  4. 4.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a joke book (c) a cookbook (d) an old rumour
  5. 5.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it has many likes
  6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a doctor (c) a forwarded message (d) the bus timetable
  7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  8. 8.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📚 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
  11. 11.📚 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
  12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  13. 13.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a stranger online
  15. 15.📚 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
  16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
  18. 18.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) an atlas
  20. 20.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
  22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a comment with no name
  23. 23.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  25. 25.📚 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
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a science textbook
  27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  29. 29.📚 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
  30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a stranger online
  32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a guess by a friend
  33. 33.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📚 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
  35. 35.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📚 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a random website
  38. 38.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) a stranger online

Answer key

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

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