Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 852 · 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.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is loud (c) it has many likes (d) it is checked and known
2. 2.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a doctor (c) a stranger online (d) a comment with no name
6. 6.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
8. 8.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) the school notice
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a comment with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) a random website
19. 19.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
21. 21.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
25. 25.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a comic (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
27. 27.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) an atlas
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a doctor (c) a science textbook (d) a dictionary
31. 31.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check

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