Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 472 · 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 school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a video with no name (d) the bus timetable
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) your class teacher
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
4. 4.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
5. 5.🚌 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
6. 6.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it is funny
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📚 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
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a thermometer (c) a science textbook (d) the bus timetable
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a video with no name
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
21. 21.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) an old rumour (c) a joke book (d) a cookbook
22. 22.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a comment with no name
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the bus timetable (d) an atlas
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
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 of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
37. 37.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) an atlas (c) a guess by a friend (d) a stranger online
39. 39.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a comic (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
40. 40.📚 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

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