Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 163 · 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 of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.📚 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
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a thermometer
6. 6.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
14. 14.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it is loud
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) a video with no name
16. 16.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
17. 17.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) a video with no name (d) the bus timetable
20. 20.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) a science textbook (d) the bus timetable
25. 25.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
30. 30.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
32. 32.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) the school notice board (c) a guess by a friend (d) a stranger online
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board

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