Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 708 · 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 science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) a thermometer
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) the bus timetable
6. 6.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour (d) a cartoon
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a doctor
12. 12.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a friend’s guess
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
15. 15.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) a science textbook (d) the bus timetable
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
25. 25.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
28. 28.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it has many likes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a thermometer (d) a science textbook
31. 31.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
33. 33.📚 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
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
37. 37.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a dream
38. 38.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True

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