Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 618 · 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.📚 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
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a dream
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a forwarded message (c) an atlas (d) your class teacher
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
13. 13.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a thermometer (c) an atlas (d) your class teacher
18. 18.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a doctor (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a video with no name
21. 21.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a thermometer (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess by a friend
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
28. 28.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📅 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
30. 30.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) a random website (d) an atlas
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) an atlas (d) your class teacher
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
40. 40.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True

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