Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 744 · 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? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
2. 2.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📚 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
4. 4.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a dream
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) a forwarded message (d) a science textbook
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
7. 7.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a doctor
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a comic (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
13. 13.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
20. 20.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a rumour in the corridor
22. 22.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a forwarded message (d) a stranger online
25. 25.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
28. 28.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.📚 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
32. 32.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) a video with no name
38. 38.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a forwarded message (d) a friend’s guess
39. 39.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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