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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 945 · 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? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  4. 4.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  6. 6.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) the school notice
  7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a guess by a friend
  8. 8.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
  12. 12.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
  13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
  15. 15.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) a doctor (d) an atlas
  19. 19.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📚 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
  21. 21.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
  23. 23.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
  26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  27. 27.📚 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
  28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
  30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
  31. 31.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📚 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
  34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  35. 35.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
  38. 38.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) the school notice board

Answer key

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

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