Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 400 · 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 not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a random website (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a doctor (c) a science textbook (d) a guess by a friend
4. 4.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📚 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
7. 7.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) a cookbook
12. 12.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
15. 15.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
17. 17.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a rumour (c) a comic (d) a dictionary
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) a joke page (d) a random website
24. 24.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
26. 26.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
38. 38.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message

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