Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 97 · 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 looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a doctor (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a comment with no name
3. 3.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
8. 8.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) a cookbook
9. 9.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a dream
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a thermometer (c) a stranger online (d) a forwarded message
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
15. 15.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
16. 16.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) a science textbook
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) an atlas
26. 26.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) a video with no name
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
40. 40.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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