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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 762 · 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.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
  3. 3.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) a guess
  4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) a doctor (d) a random website
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) a science textbook
  6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a comment with no name
  7. 7.📚 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
  8. 8.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📚 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
  10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
  11. 11.📚 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
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) the bus timetable
  13. 13.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  14. 14.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
  16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
  18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) the bus timetable
  19. 19.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) a forwarded message
  23. 23.📚 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
  24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  26. 26.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📚 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
  28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  31. 31.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  33. 33.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) a guess by a friend (d) the school notice board
  35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a stranger online (d) a comment with no name
  36. 36.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
  38. 38.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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