Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 239 · 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 looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
3. 3.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) an atlas (c) a joke book (d) a cookbook
6. 6.📚 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
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
11. 11.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
19. 19.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
21. 21.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) the bus timetable
23. 23.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
24. 24.🚌 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
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) the school notice board
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a comment with no name (c) a random website (d) an atlas
28. 28.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
30. 30.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a video with no name
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.📚 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
34. 34.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 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

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