Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 192 · 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? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a joke page (c) an atlas (d) a thermometer
3. 3.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) the bus timetable
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) an atlas (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) the school notice board
7. 7.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) a stranger online (d) a random website
14. 14.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
17. 17.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) touching a wall (c) asking a stranger (d) a guess
18. 18.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
22. 22.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
24. 24.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a forwarded message (c) an atlas (d) the bus timetable
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
33. 33.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
35. 35.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a comic
38. 38.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check

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