Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 893 · 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 asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
2. 2.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
3. 3.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a forwarded message (c) a friend’s guess (d) a random website
4. 4.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a thermometer (c) a guess (d) touching a wall
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
9. 9.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
10. 10.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a guess (d) a dream
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a guess by a friend
24. 24.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) an atlas (c) a random website (d) a comment with no name
28. 28.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) a forwarded message (d) the bus timetable
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a stranger online (d) an atlas
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) an atlas (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
34. 34.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a cartoon (c) a dictionary (d) a comic
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
37. 37.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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