Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 506 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
3. 3.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a thermometer (c) the bus timetable (d) a dictionary
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) your class teacher
9. 9.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) a comment with no name (d) an atlas
12. 12.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
14. 14.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it has many likes
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) an atlas
21. 21.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) an opinion (d) definitely false
26. 26.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) a thermometer (d) a joke page
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a rumour in the corridor
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a science textbook (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
32. 32.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) your class teacher
35. 35.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a doctor (c) a thermometer (d) your class teacher
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a comic (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon

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