Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 716 · 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.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a rumour in the corridor
4. 4.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗺️ 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
6. 6.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a comic
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) a science textbook
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a science textbook (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
13. 13.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a stranger online (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
17. 17.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
19. 19.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
21. 21.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) a joke page (d) your class teacher
28. 28.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a thermometer (c) a joke page (d) the bus timetable
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) a comment with no name (d) a guess by a friend
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
33. 33.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.📚 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

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