Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 764 · 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 message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
3. 3.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a dictionary
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a forwarded message (d) a science textbook
15. 15.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a science textbook (d) a guess by a friend
19. 19.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) a comment with no name
21. 21.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
23. 23.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
29. 29.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) less likely true
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) a comment with no name
36. 36.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a thermometer (d) a comment with no name
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a video with no name
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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