Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 837 · 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? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a guess by a friend (c) a comment with no name (d) a stranger online
3. 3.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a thermometer (c) asking a stranger (d) touching a wall
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
7. 7.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a cookbook (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a stranger’s chat
14. 14.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) less likely true
15. 15.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a random website
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
18. 18.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a doctor (c) a thermometer (d) the school notice board
26. 26.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a stranger online (c) a guess by a friend (d) your class teacher
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comic (c) a cartoon (d) a rumour
36. 36.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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