Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 328 · 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: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) the bus timetable (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a comment with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
9. 9.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) less likely true (c) an opinion (d) definitely false
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a comment with no name (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
12. 12.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) a guess
15. 15.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
19. 19.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
22. 22.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) a forwarded message
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger online
27. 27.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
32. 32.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a friend’s guess
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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