Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 381 · 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 doctor (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a comment with no name
2. 2.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) the school notice (d) a friend’s guess
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
9. 9.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a science textbook
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a science textbook
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
25. 25.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
27. 27.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
31. 31.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a stranger online
36. 36.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
37. 37.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) a random website
39. 39.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📚 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

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