Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 880 · 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 science textbook (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a video with no name (c) a joke page (d) a stranger online
3. 3.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) a science textbook (d) a thermometer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a doctor
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
8. 8.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) an atlas (d) a joke book
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) a video with no name (d) a forwarded message
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
18. 18.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a friend’s guess (d) the school notice
20. 20.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) less likely true
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
25. 25.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
31. 31.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) a random website (d) a comment with no name
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a joke page (d) your class teacher
36. 36.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
38. 38.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
40. 40.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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