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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 922 · 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) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  3. 3.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
  5. 5.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  7. 7.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) an atlas
  11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a joke page (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
  12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  13. 13.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) an opinion (d) definitely false
  14. 14.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
  16. 16.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
  18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) a forwarded message
  19. 19.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) your class teacher
  21. 21.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  24. 24.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  26. 26.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📚 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
  28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a forwarded message
  29. 29.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  33. 33.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) a thermometer
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a science textbook (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
  36. 36.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) a guess by a friend
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) an atlas (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
  40. 40.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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