Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 351 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
4. 4.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a joke book (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) your class teacher
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
8. 8.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice (c) a friend’s guess (d) a random website
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a stranger online
13. 13.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess by a friend (d) the school notice board
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) the bus timetable
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) a comment with no name (d) a science textbook
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) a thermometer
25. 25.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚌 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
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a cartoon (d) a dictionary
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) a joke page
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
34. 34.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a forwarded message (c) a doctor (d) an atlas
40. 40.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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