Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 908 · 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 poor way to check (b) a good way to check
2. 2.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
11. 11.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) a guess
12. 12.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📚 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
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a science textbook (c) a random website (d) a doctor
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
20. 20.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
23. 23.📖 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
26. 26.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) less likely true
27. 27.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a video with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message

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