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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 978 · 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.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
  3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  4. 4.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) a comment with no name
  8. 8.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a thermometer (c) asking a stranger (d) a guess
  9. 9.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) an atlas (c) a guess by a friend (d) the bus timetable
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a doctor (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
  14. 14.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a comment with no name (c) a random website (d) a doctor
  16. 16.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  18. 18.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  20. 20.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) your class teacher
  22. 22.📚 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
  23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  24. 24.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an old rumour (c) an atlas (d) a cookbook
  26. 26.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📚 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
  28. 28.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a thermometer (d) a doctor
  30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) a guess by a friend
  34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  35. 35.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

Answer key

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

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