Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 121 · 40 questions

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.

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

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