Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 199 · 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 science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
2. 2.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a forwarded message (d) a friend’s guess
3. 3.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) a joke page (d) a thermometer
5. 5.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a cartoon (d) a dictionary
6. 6.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) a dictionary (d) a joke page
8. 8.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a dream
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
13. 13.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) your class teacher
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a stranger online (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
25. 25.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
27. 27.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the bus timetable (d) a random website
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a comment with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
35. 35.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website

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