Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 699 · 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 guess by a friend (b) the bus timetable (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
2. 2.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
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.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) an atlas
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a science textbook (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger online
7. 7.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a cartoon (d) a rumour
8. 8.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) definitely false
9. 9.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
12. 12.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a joke page
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess
25. 25.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
28. 28.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
31. 31.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.📚 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
34. 34.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is loud (c) it has many likes (d) it is funny
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer

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