Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 697 · 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 dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
10. 10.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a thermometer (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
12. 12.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) the school notice board
17. 17.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
18. 18.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) the bus timetable
20. 20.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
21. 21.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a guess by a friend (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
28. 28.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) a stranger online
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a doctor (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
35. 35.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
36. 36.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
38. 38.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
40. 40.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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