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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 991 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  2. 2.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📚 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
  4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a joke page (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
  7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a science textbook (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
  9. 9.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a random website (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message
  10. 10.📚 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
  11. 11.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an old rumour (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
  12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a video with no name (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
  13. 13.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
  15. 15.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess
  17. 17.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📚 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
  20. 20.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  22. 22.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) touching a wall (c) a thermometer (d) a guess
  23. 23.📚 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a joke page (c) your class teacher (d) a doctor
  26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  27. 27.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
  29. 29.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
  31. 31.📚 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
  32. 32.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) a rumour in the corridor
  34. 34.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
  36. 36.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  39. 39.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. not reliable
  2. False
  3. a poor way to check
  4. a forwarded message
  5. a stranger online
  6. an atlas
  7. not reliable
  8. a science textbook
  9. the school notice
  10. a poor way to check
  11. an atlas
  12. the bus timetable
  13. False
  14. a forwarded message
  15. True
  16. the bus timetable
  17. False
  18. True
  19. a poor way to check
  20. False
  21. a good way to check
  22. a thermometer
  23. a good way to check
  24. your class teacher
  25. a joke page
  26. not reliable
  27. False
  28. your class teacher
  29. False
  30. a guess by a friend
  31. a good way to check
  32. False
  33. a dictionary
  34. False
  35. a random website
  36. True
  37. usually reliable
  38. usually reliable
  39. False
  40. True

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