Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 754 · 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 doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
2. 2.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) the school notice board (c) a guess by a friend (d) a joke page
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
7. 7.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
11. 11.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📚 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
13. 13.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a friend’s guess
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a stranger online
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
20. 20.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a thermometer (c) a guess by a friend (d) a comment with no name
22. 22.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) an opinion (c) less likely true (d) definitely false
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a doctor (c) a stranger online (d) your class teacher
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a dream (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
31. 31.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a forwarded message
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (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) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
37. 37.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) an atlas
39. 39.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False

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