Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 273 · 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 just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
2. 2.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
3. 3.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
4. 4.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) the school notice (d) a random website
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
6. 6.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a rumour
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) your class teacher
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
19. 19.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a cookbook (c) a joke book (d) an old rumour
20. 20.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) a video with no name
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a comment with no name (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a guess by a friend (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) a guess by a friend (d) the school notice board
30. 30.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a science textbook (c) an atlas (d) your class teacher
34. 34.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
36. 36.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a stranger online
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
39. 39.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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