Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 534 · 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.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
6. 6.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a science textbook
12. 12.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a dream (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
13. 13.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) the school notice (d) a random website
17. 17.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a comment with no name (c) a science textbook (d) the bus timetable
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a random website
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) the bus timetable
22. 22.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a science textbook
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.📖 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
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) touching a wall (c) a guess (d) asking a stranger
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
33. 33.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📚 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

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