Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 267 · 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) a comment with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
3. 3.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a thermometer (c) touching a wall (d) a guess
4. 4.🗺️ 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a video with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) your class teacher
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) a dream (d) the bus timetable
11. 11.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
15. 15.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
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 rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
19. 19.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) a thermometer
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it has many likes (c) it is loud (d) it is funny
25. 25.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
27. 27.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
29. 29.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a random website
33. 33.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) an atlas
36. 36.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
40. 40.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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