Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 866 · 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) a random website (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) a science textbook
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a joke page (c) a science textbook (d) a guess by a friend
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
6. 6.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
10. 10.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
16. 16.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a thermometer
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) a science textbook (d) a rumour in the corridor
24. 24.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) the bus timetable
26. 26.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
29. 29.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
32. 32.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a friend’s guess (d) the school notice

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