Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 341 · 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.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a dictionary (c) a cartoon (d) a comic
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) an atlas (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
3. 3.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
6. 6.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a guess by a friend
9. 9.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
12. 12.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📚 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a random website
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
23. 23.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) an atlas (c) a video with no name (d) a stranger online
26. 26.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a comment with no name (c) a dictionary (d) the bus timetable
31. 31.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess by a friend
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) an atlas (d) your class teacher
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message

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