Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 143 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) a science textbook
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a joke page (c) the school notice board (d) a doctor
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a stranger online (c) a guess by a friend (d) a comment with no name
8. 8.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a rumour (c) a comic (d) a dictionary
10. 10.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a stranger online (c) a guess by a friend (d) a forwarded message
12. 12.📚 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
13. 13.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) a stranger online
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
19. 19.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) a forwarded message (d) your class teacher
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) less likely true
27. 27.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
29. 29.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
31. 31.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a video with no name
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a comment with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a video with no name (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary

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