Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 958 · 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 thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a stranger online
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a science textbook (d) a doctor
9. 9.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
12. 12.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a random website
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
16. 16.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
17. 17.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) a joke page
19. 19.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a science textbook
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a stranger online (d) a video with no name
24. 24.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) a comment with no name
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) the school notice board
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a forwarded message
29. 29.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a doctor (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) a forwarded message
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a comment with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a forwarded message
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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