Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 558 · 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) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) an atlas (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
4. 4.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a dream
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a friend’s guess (d) the school notice
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
10. 10.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a doctor (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
14. 14.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
18. 18.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a thermometer (c) asking a stranger (d) touching a wall
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a comic
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) a guess by a friend (d) the bus timetable
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a comment with no name (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
27. 27.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
28. 28.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
31. 31.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
33. 33.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) the bus timetable (d) a comment with no name
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a doctor
40. 40.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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