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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 774 · 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? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  2. 2.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) the school notice board (d) a video with no name
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  5. 5.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
  7. 7.📚 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
  8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  9. 9.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  12. 12.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
  18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
  20. 20.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a thermometer (c) a doctor (d) your class teacher
  24. 24.📚 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
  25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) a stranger online
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
  27. 27.📚 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
  28. 28.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) a joke page
  31. 31.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) an atlas
  33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  35. 35.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a thermometer (c) asking a stranger (d) touching a wall
  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.📚 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
  38. 38.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  40. 40.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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