Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 829 · 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 asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
2. 2.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a comment with no name (c) an atlas (d) a random website
4. 4.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a dream
9. 9.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
10. 10.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a friend’s guess (d) the school notice
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
12. 12.📚 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
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) a thermometer
15. 15.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a rumour
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
19. 19.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a doctor (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) a doctor
24. 24.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) an atlas
26. 26.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) asking a stranger (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
27. 27.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) a doctor (d) a video with no name
37. 37.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
38. 38.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online

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