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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 920 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  4. 4.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a comment with no name (c) a video with no name (d) a forwarded message
  8. 8.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
  9. 9.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📚 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
  11. 11.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📚 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
  14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
  15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) the school notice board
  16. 16.📚 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
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a video with no name (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
  18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
  19. 19.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a guess by a friend (d) a comment with no name
  22. 22.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
  26. 26.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) a video with no name
  28. 28.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
  31. 31.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  34. 34.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  36. 36.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a random website (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
  38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) a comment with no name
  39. 39.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check

Answer key

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

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