Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 966 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) asking a stranger (c) a thermometer (d) a guess
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) the bus timetable
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) an atlas (d) the bus timetable
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
13. 13.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a dictionary (c) a comic (d) a rumour
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a forwarded message (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
17. 17.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
19. 19.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) a video with no name (d) a stranger online
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) less likely true
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a joke page (c) a video with no name (d) the bus timetable
30. 30.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
34. 34.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a friend’s guess
35. 35.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a random website

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