Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 52 · 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 not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a doctor (c) a comment with no name (d) a forwarded message
5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
6. 6.📚 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
7. 7.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
8. 8.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a video with no name (d) a forwarded message
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) a forwarded message
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess by a friend
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
14. 14.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
16. 16.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
18. 18.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
20. 20.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
22. 22.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a guess by a friend (d) a stranger online
24. 24.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a joke page (c) a doctor (d) a video with no name
27. 27.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a science textbook
30. 30.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
32. 32.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) a rumour in the corridor
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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