Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 539 · 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 forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
3. 3.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
4. 4.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
5. 5.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a rumour
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.🚌 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
9. 9.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a science textbook
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.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) the bus timetable
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
14. 14.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a guess by a friend (d) a random website
16. 16.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
17. 17.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
20. 20.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a forwarded message (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
23. 23.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a thermometer (c) touching a wall (d) a guess
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) the school notice board (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
29. 29.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
31. 31.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) an atlas (c) a video with no name (d) a stranger online
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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