Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 882 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
5. 5.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) the bus timetable (d) a thermometer
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) your class teacher
8. 8.📅 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
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
19. 19.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) a thermometer
22. 22.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
28. 28.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comic (c) a rumour (d) a cartoon
31. 31.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
33. 33.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
39. 39.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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