Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 669 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a random website
4. 4.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a comic
5. 5.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) a joke page
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a random website
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) an atlas
12. 12.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) the bus timetable
13. 13.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it is funny
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) the school notice board
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
18. 18.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
24. 24.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a rumour in the corridor
26. 26.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a thermometer (d) a comment with no name
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
33. 33.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) the school notice board
38. 38.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message

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