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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 787 · 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.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
  3. 3.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a comic
  4. 4.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is loud
  6. 6.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  9. 9.📚 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
  10. 10.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📚 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
  14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) a stranger online
  15. 15.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) the bus timetable
  19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
  20. 20.📚 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
  21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
  22. 22.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📚 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
  24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a thermometer
  25. 25.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📚 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
  29. 29.📅 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
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) a video with no name
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) the bus timetable
  32. 32.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
  34. 34.📚 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
  35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
  36. 36.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  39. 39.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

Answer key

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

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