Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 284 · 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 comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
4. 4.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) less likely true
5. 5.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) asking a stranger (c) a guess (d) touching a wall
8. 8.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) the bus timetable
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
14. 14.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger online
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a science textbook (c) a random website (d) a joke page
20. 20.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚌 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a guess by a friend (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a science textbook (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
33. 33.📚 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
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
36. 36.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a random website
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
39. 39.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary

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