Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 818 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
3. 3.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it has many likes
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) your class teacher
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) a stranger online
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) a video with no name
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) an atlas (c) a dictionary (d) a joke page
13. 13.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) the bus timetable
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) your class teacher
20. 20.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a thermometer
23. 23.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
24. 24.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
25. 25.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
26. 26.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a doctor (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) a comment with no name (d) a science textbook
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) a stranger online (d) the bus timetable
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a friend’s guess (d) the school notice
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check

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