Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 474 · 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.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
2. 2.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) a guess by a friend
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a dream
12. 12.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it is loud
13. 13.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
17. 17.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) definitely false
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.📅 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
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) an atlas (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
25. 25.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) a guess by a friend
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
29. 29.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
31. 31.📚 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
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) an atlas
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) an atlas (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a forwarded message
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a guess by a friend (d) an atlas
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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