Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 218 · 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.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a friend’s guess
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
3. 3.📖 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
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) an atlas
6. 6.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) more likely true (d) less likely true
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) a video with no name
14. 14.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a stranger online (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a comment with no name (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
24. 24.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) the bus timetable
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
35. 35.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.🗺️ 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
40. 40.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False

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