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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 801 · 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 usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) your class teacher
  2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a comment with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a rumour in the corridor
  3. 3.📚 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
  4. 4.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
  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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
  9. 9.📚 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
  10. 10.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) the bus timetable (d) a forwarded message
  13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a doctor (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  15. 15.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a dictionary
  16. 16.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) an atlas
  18. 18.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  20. 20.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) the school notice board
  24. 24.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📚 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
  26. 26.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
  28. 28.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
  30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) a forwarded message
  31. 31.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📚 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
  33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) a stranger online
  34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the bus timetable (d) a dictionary
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  37. 37.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a thermometer (c) touching a wall (d) asking a stranger
  38. 38.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
  40. 40.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion

Answer key

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

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