Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 515 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a stranger online (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
3. 3.📖 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
4. 4.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) an atlas
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) the bus timetable
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) the bus timetable
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) a science textbook
10. 10.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.📚 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
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) a science textbook
17. 17.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a comment with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a guess by a friend
23. 23.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a forwarded message (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) an atlas
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a joke page (d) a comment with no name
30. 30.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) a science textbook (d) a doctor
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a video with no name (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
34. 34.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) the bus timetable
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer
40. 40.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False

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