Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 698 · 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 stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a comment with no name (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a stranger online (d) a science textbook
4. 4.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) a comment with no name
12. 12.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
13. 13.📚 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
15. 15.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a cartoon (d) a dictionary
16. 16.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
17. 17.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
20. 20.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) the bus timetable
23. 23.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) a joke page
25. 25.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
26. 26.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a thermometer (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
29. 29.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) the bus timetable
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a joke page (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
32. 32.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a video with no name (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
37. 37.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) a rumour in the corridor
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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