Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 256 · 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.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
4. 4.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a friend’s guess (d) the school notice
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) an atlas (c) the bus timetable (d) the school notice board
8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a forwarded message
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
16. 16.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a guess by a friend
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
28. 28.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a joke page
33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
35. 35.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
40. 40.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True

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