Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 71 · 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 joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
3. 3.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) the school notice board (d) a video with no name
5. 5.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) a thermometer
7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message
8. 8.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
14. 14.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
18. 18.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
19. 19.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger online
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
23. 23.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a comment with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) an atlas
32. 32.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📚 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) a stranger online
35. 35.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a dictionary (c) a guess by a friend (d) a rumour in the corridor
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a thermometer (d) a video with no name
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a video with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) a rumour in the corridor

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