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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 850 · 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.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a random website
  2. 2.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a comic (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
  3. 3.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a science textbook
  6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a comment with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
  7. 7.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
  8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
  9. 9.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) a forwarded message
  11. 11.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📚 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
  13. 13.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  15. 15.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) a dream (d) the bus timetable
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  18. 18.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  20. 20.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) a video with no name
  22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a random website
  23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
  24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) the school notice board (d) an atlas
  26. 26.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
  30. 30.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📚 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
  35. 35.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
  37. 37.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is funny (c) it has many likes (d) it is checked and known
  38. 38.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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