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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 792 · 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 good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
  6. 6.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) an atlas
  8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  9. 9.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) an atlas (c) a thermometer (d) your class teacher
  12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  13. 13.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it is loud
  14. 14.🚌 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
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  16. 16.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a thermometer (c) a guess (d) asking a stranger
  17. 17.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a guess by a friend
  21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) a stranger online (d) a guess by a friend
  22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
  23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
  24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  25. 25.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
  29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
  30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  32. 32.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) a forwarded message
  34. 34.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📚 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
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) a rumour in the corridor
  39. 39.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board

Answer key

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

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