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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 749 · 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 looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) a rumour in the corridor
  3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
  7. 7.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a dictionary (c) a comic (d) a rumour
  8. 8.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a dream
  9. 9.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a guess by a friend
  14. 14.📚 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
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a stranger online
  17. 17.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the bus timetable (d) a thermometer
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a video with no name (c) an atlas (d) your class teacher
  21. 21.📚 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
  22. 22.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🗺️ 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
  25. 25.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  27. 27.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  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 doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a guess by a friend (d) the bus timetable
  31. 31.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📚 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
  35. 35.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
  37. 37.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a science textbook
  40. 40.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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