Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 177 · 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: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
6. 6.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a science textbook
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) an atlas (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
9. 9.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) a cookbook (d) an old rumour
10. 10.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a comic (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a dream (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) a video with no name (d) a stranger online
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
26. 26.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) an atlas (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
32. 32.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
37. 37.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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