Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 890 · 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 message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
11. 11.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice (c) a friend’s guess (d) a random website
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a thermometer (d) the bus timetable
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a comment with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
16. 16.📖 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) a stranger online
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
22. 22.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
29. 29.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a dream (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
37. 37.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a guess by a friend (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message

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