Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 386 · 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 time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a guess by a friend
3. 3.📚 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
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
8. 8.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗺️ 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
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a doctor (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
14. 14.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) definitely false
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) the school notice (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
19. 19.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
22. 22.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour (d) a cartoon
23. 23.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) a joke page
29. 29.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a thermometer (d) a stranger online
35. 35.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False

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