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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 853 · 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.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) a video with no name
  4. 4.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) a science textbook
  7. 7.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) the bus timetable
  9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a thermometer (d) a random website
  10. 10.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  11. 11.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📚 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
  13. 13.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
  15. 15.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  17. 17.📚 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
  18. 18.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a joke book (c) a cookbook (d) an old rumour
  19. 19.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a comic
  22. 22.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
  25. 25.📚 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
  26. 26.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) a science textbook
  30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
  31. 31.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) a guess by a friend
  35. 35.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  38. 38.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) the school notice board

Answer key

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

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