Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 364 · 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: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) an atlas
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
5. 5.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) a random website
8. 8.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess (c) asking a stranger (d) touching a wall
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
12. 12.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) the school notice board (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
18. 18.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) a forwarded message (d) a thermometer
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) a comment with no name
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a doctor (d) your class teacher
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
30. 30.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a stranger’s chat
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
32. 32.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
37. 37.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) a rumour in the corridor
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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