Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 59 · 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.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a joke page (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
4. 4.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a random website
7. 7.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
11. 11.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
14. 14.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a rumour in the corridor
17. 17.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) the bus timetable
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) a rumour in the corridor
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
33. 33.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a science textbook
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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