Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 826 · 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.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is funny (c) it has many likes (d) it is checked and known
3. 3.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a stranger online (c) a doctor (d) a thermometer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) the bus timetable
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) an atlas
8. 8.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
11. 11.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a friend’s guess
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
14. 14.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
16. 16.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
18. 18.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) a science textbook (d) a rumour in the corridor
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
27. 27.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) the bus timetable
30. 30.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) a joke page
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) an atlas
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message

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