Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 69 · 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) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
3. 3.📚 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
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
6. 6.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) an atlas (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) a video with no name
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) the bus timetable
18. 18.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a comment with no name (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
25. 25.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a stranger online (c) a thermometer (d) the bus timetable
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
30. 30.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour (c) a cartoon (d) a comic
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
37. 37.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a science textbook (c) a stranger online (d) a video with no name
39. 39.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 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

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