Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 802 · 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 of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) the school notice board
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a forwarded message
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
5. 5.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a dream
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) a science textbook (d) the bus timetable
7. 7.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) the bus timetable
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) a thermometer (d) a stranger online
18. 18.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
21. 21.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour (c) a comic (d) a cartoon
23. 23.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a joke page (c) an atlas (d) a random website
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message
28. 28.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a friend’s guess
30. 30.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a comment with no name
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
37. 37.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) the bus timetable

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