Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 972 · 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 good way to check (b) a poor way to check
2. 2.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a random website (c) the school notice (d) a forwarded message
3. 3.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 guess by a friend
4. 4.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
6. 6.🚌 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
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) an atlas
14. 14.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) a thermometer
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
19. 19.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) less likely true
20. 20.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a doctor (d) a video with no name
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a video with no name
23. 23.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
28. 28.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
31. 31.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
34. 34.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the bus timetable (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a comment with no name
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
40. 40.📚 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

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