Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 514 · 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.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a comic (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) an atlas
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) a random website
11. 11.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a joke page (d) a science textbook
15. 15.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a thermometer (c) a guess (d) asking a stranger
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
17. 17.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a forwarded message (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) a cookbook
26. 26.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) a video with no name
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
29. 29.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) a forwarded message
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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