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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 800 · 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.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
  2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a doctor (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
  4. 4.📚 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
  5. 5.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
  6. 6.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) an atlas
  9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  10. 10.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a cartoon (c) a dictionary (d) a comic
  11. 11.🌡️ 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
  12. 12.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) less likely true (c) an opinion (d) definitely false
  13. 13.📚 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
  15. 15.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📚 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
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
  19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  21. 21.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
  23. 23.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  27. 27.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
  30. 30.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📚 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
  33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  34. 34.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📚 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
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a forwarded message
  38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) a video with no name (d) the bus timetable
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) a random website

Answer key

  1. a forwarded message
  2. your class teacher
  3. a stranger online
  4. a good way to check
  5. the bus timetable
  6. True
  7. usually reliable
  8. an atlas
  9. usually reliable
  10. a dictionary
  11. a thermometer
  12. more likely true
  13. a poor way to check
  14. a random website
  15. False
  16. False
  17. a poor way to check
  18. a joke page
  19. a poor way to check
  20. usually reliable
  21. False
  22. a thermometer
  23. False
  24. False
  25. False
  26. usually reliable
  27. True
  28. True
  29. an atlas
  30. False
  31. True
  32. a good way to check
  33. not reliable
  34. False
  35. a good way to check
  36. not reliable
  37. a science textbook
  38. the bus timetable
  39. usually reliable
  40. a thermometer

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