Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 330 · 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: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
6. 6.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) the school notice board
9. 9.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a friend’s guess
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a thermometer (c) a joke page (d) a comment with no name
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a video with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a stranger online
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a forwarded message
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) a guess by a friend (d) a joke page
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
20. 20.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a cookbook (c) an atlas (d) a joke book
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a stranger online (c) the school notice board (d) a thermometer
27. 27.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a guess by a friend (d) a stranger online
29. 29.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
30. 30.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a comment with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a dictionary
38. 38.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) the school notice board

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