Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 581 · 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 school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a guess by a friend
2. 2.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a video with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a dictionary
9. 9.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
11. 11.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a dictionary (c) a joke page (d) a stranger online
14. 14.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a stranger online (c) a random website (d) an atlas
18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a thermometer (c) an atlas (d) the bus timetable
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a science textbook
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) the bus timetable
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a comment with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
26. 26.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
27. 27.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) an atlas (c) a joke book (d) a cookbook
32. 32.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor

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