Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 884 · 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.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour (c) a cartoon (d) a comic
3. 3.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a doctor (c) a forwarded message (d) a thermometer
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the school notice board (c) a science textbook (d) a comment with no name
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
10. 10.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) an atlas
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) a science textbook (d) a comment with no name
13. 13.📚 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
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
16. 16.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
17. 17.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a guess by a friend (c) an atlas (d) your class teacher
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
25. 25.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the school notice board (c) a video with no name (d) a forwarded message
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
28. 28.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) a random website
34. 34.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) an atlas (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a stranger online (c) a random website (d) a doctor
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer
40. 40.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True

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