Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 123 · 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 pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
7. 7.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) a stranger online
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a doctor
13. 13.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) a random website
17. 17.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
19. 19.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) the school notice board
21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
29. 29.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a guess
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a joke page
34. 34.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a guess by a friend (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) an atlas

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