Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 683 · 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 usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
8. 8.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
10. 10.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
14. 14.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) a forwarded message (d) the bus timetable
16. 16.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a friend’s guess
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
25. 25.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
27. 27.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) an atlas
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
36. 36.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) a forwarded message
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online

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