Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 891 · 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.📚 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
3. 3.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour (c) a comic (d) a cartoon
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a joke page
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) the school notice board (d) a video with no name
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
11. 11.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) less likely true (c) an opinion (d) definitely false
13. 13.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) your class teacher
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess by a friend
19. 19.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a comment with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
24. 24.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a joke book (c) a cookbook (d) an old rumour
25. 25.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) a random website
27. 27.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a science textbook (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a guess by a friend
29. 29.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
32. 32.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
34. 34.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) touching a wall (c) a thermometer (d) asking a stranger
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a science textbook (d) an atlas
38. 38.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
40. 40.📚 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

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