Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 137 · 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.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) a rumour in the corridor
5. 5.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) the school notice (d) a random website
8. 8.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a thermometer (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
10. 10.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📚 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
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
14. 14.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) more likely true (c) an opinion (d) less likely true
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) an atlas (c) a dictionary (d) a thermometer
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.🗺️ 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
19. 19.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
21. 21.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a thermometer (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
25. 25.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) the school notice board
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a joke page (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a guess by a friend (c) an atlas (d) the school notice board

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