Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 427 · 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.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
3. 3.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a guess
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a science textbook (d) a rumour in the corridor
9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) a rumour in the corridor
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
11. 11.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a thermometer (d) a video with no name
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
18. 18.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
20. 20.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) the school notice board (d) a video with no name
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
31. 31.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
36. 36.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
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 comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
40. 40.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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