Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 315 · 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 dictionary (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
2. 2.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a friend’s guess (d) the school notice
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) the school notice board
4. 4.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour (d) a cartoon
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a joke page
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) a forwarded message
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a comment with no name (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) a random website
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a video with no name (c) an atlas (d) your class teacher
17. 17.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) the bus timetable
19. 19.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
22. 22.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
28. 28.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess (c) touching a wall (d) asking a stranger
29. 29.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) a joke page
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) a random website (d) a comment with no name
33. 33.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a joke page (d) a science textbook
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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