Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 290 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
3. 3.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
4. 4.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) the bus timetable
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
10. 10.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) your class teacher
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
16. 16.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a guess by a friend
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
19. 19.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a thermometer (c) asking a stranger (d) touching a wall
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
24. 24.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a forwarded message
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
29. 29.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it has many likes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) a comment with no name (d) a forwarded message
36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) an atlas (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) an old rumour (c) a cookbook (d) a joke book
39. 39.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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