Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 646 · 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.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it has many likes
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a science textbook
3. 3.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a thermometer (c) touching a wall (d) a guess
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a forwarded message (d) a friend’s guess
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
11. 11.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (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.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
17. 17.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
20. 20.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a cartoon (c) a dictionary (d) a comic
21. 21.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) an atlas (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) a joke page (d) a video with no name
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
31. 31.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
34. 34.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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