Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 869 · 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.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess (c) asking a stranger (d) touching a wall
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a comment with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a rumour in the corridor
4. 4.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) a forwarded message
6. 6.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a stranger online (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.📖 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
23. 23.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) an atlas
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
32. 32.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it is funny
33. 33.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📚 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

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