Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 766 · 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.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a random website
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess by a friend
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
5. 5.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it is funny
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a doctor
11. 11.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a joke page
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
21. 21.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.📖 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
24. 24.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
28. 28.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
31. 31.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
34. 34.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a joke page (c) a guess by a friend (d) a video with no name
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) a random website (d) the school notice board

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