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Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 905 · 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.📚 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
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) a forwarded message
  3. 3.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a thermometer (c) a guess by a friend (d) a video with no name
  8. 8.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a forwarded message
  10. 10.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  14. 14.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a thermometer (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
  16. 16.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) a doctor
  19. 19.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) more likely true (c) an opinion (d) less likely true
  20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) a thermometer (d) the school notice board
  21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  22. 22.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📚 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
  24. 24.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
  26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  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 not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a doctor (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
  31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a forwarded message (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger online
  32. 32.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a comic (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
  33. 33.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📚 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
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a comment with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a thermometer
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) the bus timetable
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) a video with no name
  39. 39.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) a random website (d) the school notice
  40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

Answer key

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

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