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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 851 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  2. 2.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) an old rumour (c) a cookbook (d) a joke book
  3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) a doctor
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
  6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a stranger online (d) a random website
  8. 8.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a forwarded message (c) a friend’s guess (d) a random website
  9. 9.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) the school notice board
  11. 11.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  13. 13.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer
  15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  16. 16.📚 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
  17. 17.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
  23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
  24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
  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 rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) a video with no name
  29. 29.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  31. 31.📚 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
  33. 33.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a thermometer (c) touching a wall (d) a guess
  35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  36. 36.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  38. 38.📚 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
  39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) an atlas
  40. 40.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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