Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 485 · 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 usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) asking a stranger (c) a guess (d) touching a wall
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a thermometer
10. 10.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) the bus timetable
12. 12.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
16. 16.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a guess by a friend
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) a joke page (d) a science textbook
20. 20.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
25. 25.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
28. 28.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) an atlas
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) the bus timetable
32. 32.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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