Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 665 · 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 not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a doctor (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess by a friend
4. 4.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) definitely false
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
9. 9.📅 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
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a forwarded message
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
13. 13.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
17. 17.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a comic (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
24. 24.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a joke book (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) a forwarded message
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the school notice board (c) a stranger online (d) a comment with no name
27. 27.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) a video with no name (d) a dictionary
29. 29.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) a rumour in the corridor
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a thermometer (c) a doctor (d) a forwarded message
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a doctor
36. 36.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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