Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 291 · 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 read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
2. 2.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
5. 5.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) the school notice (d) a friend’s guess
8. 8.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour (d) a comic
11. 11.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📚 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
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
19. 19.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a thermometer (c) touching a wall (d) asking a stranger
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
22. 22.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
26. 26.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) an atlas
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a dictionary
34. 34.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) a random website
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a science textbook (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger online

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