Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 184 · 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.📚 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
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) a video with no name (d) a forwarded message
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
5. 5.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a guess (c) touching a wall (d) a thermometer
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
13. 13.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) an atlas (d) a joke book
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a science textbook (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a guess by a friend
25. 25.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
28. 28.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a random website (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) a thermometer
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a thermometer (c) a science textbook (d) a comment with no name
35. 35.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) the bus timetable
39. 39.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a dictionary (c) a guess by a friend (d) a forwarded message

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