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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 748 · 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 asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) the bus timetable (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
  3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
  5. 5.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  7. 7.📚 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
  8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) the bus timetable (d) a random website
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) a comment with no name (d) a joke page
  12. 12.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  14. 14.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
  20. 20.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a friend’s guess
  21. 21.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
  23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a doctor (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
  24. 24.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  27. 27.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
  30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a science textbook
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  32. 32.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📚 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
  35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
  36. 36.📚 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
  37. 37.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
  39. 39.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) a comment with no name

Answer key

  1. a good way to check
  2. the bus timetable
  3. not reliable
  4. a guess by a friend
  5. False
  6. not reliable
  7. a good way to check
  8. not reliable
  9. a joke page
  10. a random website
  11. a doctor
  12. True
  13. usually reliable
  14. True
  15. True
  16. False
  17. True
  18. True
  19. a stranger online
  20. the school notice
  21. True
  22. an atlas
  23. a doctor
  24. False
  25. True
  26. usually reliable
  27. False
  28. True
  29. a dictionary
  30. a science textbook
  31. usually reliable
  32. False
  33. a good way to check
  34. a stranger online
  35. a rumour in the corridor
  36. a poor way to check
  37. False
  38. it is checked and known
  39. True
  40. the school notice board

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