Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 879 · 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 thermometer (b) a forwarded message (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
2. 2.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a random website
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
7. 7.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a guess by a friend (d) your class teacher
10. 10.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a thermometer (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a thermometer (d) a science textbook
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a forwarded message
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a thermometer (c) a stranger online (d) a random website
18. 18.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) asking a stranger (c) touching a wall (d) a guess
19. 19.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) a guess by a friend
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) the bus timetable (c) a science textbook (d) a thermometer
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
28. 28.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a science textbook (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
31. 31.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
35. 35.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 stranger online
36. 36.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) an atlas (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) a joke page (d) a science textbook

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