Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 369 · 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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) the bus timetable (c) a comment with no name (d) a joke page
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour (c) a comic (d) a cartoon
7. 7.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a joke page (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
11. 11.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a science textbook (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
17. 17.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.🚌 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
23. 23.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) the school notice board
26. 26.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) the school notice
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) a random website

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