Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 727 · 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.📚 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
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a stranger online (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) an atlas (d) a random website
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
11. 11.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
14. 14.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) definitely false
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a stranger online (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
16. 16.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a science textbook (c) the bus timetable (d) your class teacher
30. 30.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a joke book (c) a cookbook (d) an old rumour
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a science textbook
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a comment with no name (d) an atlas
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) your class teacher
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) your class teacher
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 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

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