Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 796 · 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? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
2. 2.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it has many likes (c) it is loud (d) it is funny
3. 3.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
6. 6.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a guess (c) touching a wall (d) a thermometer
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a thermometer (d) a joke page
11. 11.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
14. 14.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
17. 17.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour (d) a cartoon
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) a random website
20. 20.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
21. 21.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a thermometer (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a random website
28. 28.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a forwarded message (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
33. 33.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗺️ 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
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
36. 36.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) a science textbook (d) a guess by a friend
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) a science textbook
39. 39.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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