Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 638 · 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 good way to check (b) a poor way to check
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
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.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a forwarded message
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a joke page (d) the bus timetable
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a doctor (c) the school notice board (d) a science textbook
14. 14.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it is loud
15. 15.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a comment with no name (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
17. 17.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a thermometer (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
19. 19.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
22. 22.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a dictionary
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a joke page
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
30. 30.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a doctor
38. 38.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer

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