Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 211 · 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 random website (b) your class teacher (c) a video with no name (d) a stranger online
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a thermometer (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
4. 4.📖 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
5. 5.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
6. 6.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess (c) touching a wall (d) asking a stranger
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
8. 8.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) a doctor
10. 10.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
13. 13.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is funny (c) it has many likes (d) it is loud
14. 14.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a friend’s guess
15. 15.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a forwarded message (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
23. 23.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) a science textbook
29. 29.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
30. 30.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) a joke page (d) your class teacher
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a stranger online (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
35. 35.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) a stranger online (d) a random website
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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