Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 789 · 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 to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
2. 2.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) a random website (d) the school notice
4. 4.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess by a friend
12. 12.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
24. 24.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
26. 26.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a science textbook (c) a guess by a friend (d) a joke page
28. 28.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.📚 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
32. 32.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a science textbook
34. 34.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) the school notice board
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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