Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 772 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
3. 3.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a science textbook
10. 10.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a dictionary (c) a cartoon (d) a comic
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
14. 14.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a stranger online
16. 16.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a comment with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
26. 26.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) a dictionary
28. 28.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a thermometer (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
33. 33.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) the school notice
39. 39.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
40. 40.📚 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

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