Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 894 · 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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
6. 6.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
8. 8.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a video with no name
16. 16.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a cartoon (d) a rumour
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) a guess by a friend (d) a rumour in the corridor
18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess by a friend
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) a science textbook
20. 20.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
23. 23.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
26. 26.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a cookbook (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
27. 27.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
28. 28.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) a forwarded message
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
36. 36.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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