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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 823 · 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 video with no name (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) the school notice board
  2. 2.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) the bus timetable
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) the bus timetable (c) a science textbook (d) a doctor
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) the school notice board (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
  9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a stranger online
  10. 10.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  15. 15.📚 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
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
  17. 17.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
  20. 20.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) an atlas
  23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a rumour in the corridor
  26. 26.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) a guess by a friend
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) a guess by a friend
  29. 29.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a dream
  30. 30.📚 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
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
  34. 34.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📚 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
  36. 36.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
  39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) a comment with no name
  40. 40.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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