Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 868 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) a stranger online
3. 3.📚 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
4. 4.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a dictionary (c) a comic (d) a cartoon
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a forwarded message (d) a friend’s guess
7. 7.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) an old rumour (c) a cookbook (d) a joke book
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) a doctor (d) a stranger online
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
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: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a thermometer (c) touching a wall (d) a guess
29. 29.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a comment with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
38. 38.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
39. 39.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) a joke page

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