Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 574 · 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) a comment with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) a stranger online
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger online (c) a guess by a friend (d) a video with no name
5. 5.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a comment with no name (d) an atlas
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a doctor (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) a random website
9. 9.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a science textbook
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.📚 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
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
23. 23.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
26. 26.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a joke book (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a guess by a friend (d) a rumour in the corridor
32. 32.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a random website

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