Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 484 · 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 date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a rumour in the corridor
3. 3.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a guess by a friend
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a stranger online (c) a thermometer (d) your class teacher
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a forwarded message
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) a thermometer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) a random website
12. 12.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a thermometer
17. 17.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a thermometer (c) the school notice board (d) a joke page
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a forwarded message (d) a science textbook
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
22. 22.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) an atlas (c) a cookbook (d) a joke book
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
24. 24.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
27. 27.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it is loud
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
31. 31.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) an atlas (c) a random website (d) a doctor
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) a guess by a friend
39. 39.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False

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