Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 556 · 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 usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) a video with no name
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a joke page (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a stranger online
9. 9.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a thermometer (d) your class teacher
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a cartoon (c) a dictionary (d) a comic
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) an atlas
20. 20.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
23. 23.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a doctor (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a science textbook
28. 28.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
34. 34.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) asking a stranger (c) touching a wall (d) a thermometer
37. 37.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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