Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 162 · 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 video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) a stranger online
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
4. 4.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) a science textbook (d) a doctor
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) an atlas (c) a guess by a friend (d) the bus timetable
10. 10.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a friend’s guess
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a comment with no name (c) a video with no name (d) a guess by a friend
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) a doctor (d) your class teacher
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
19. 19.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a science textbook (c) a comment with no name (d) a guess by a friend
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
28. 28.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour (c) a comic (d) a cartoon
29. 29.🗺️ 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
30. 30.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) a forwarded message
33. 33.📚 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
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) a comment with no name (d) a stranger online
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a forwarded message (d) the bus timetable
40. 40.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check

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