Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 841 · 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 joke page (c) a science textbook (d) the school notice board
2. 2.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a dream
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a guess by a friend (d) a forwarded message
5. 5.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an old rumour (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) an atlas (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
12. 12.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a guess by a friend (d) a rumour in the corridor
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a doctor (d) a forwarded message
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
21. 21.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a comic (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
24. 24.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice (c) a friend’s guess (d) a random website
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (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.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) your class teacher
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.📚 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
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a doctor (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) your class teacher
40. 40.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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