Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 997 · 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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
2. 2.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) your class teacher
5. 5.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) a cookbook (d) an old rumour
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) the bus timetable
12. 12.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) asking a stranger
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a science textbook
25. 25.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a guess (c) a stranger’s chat (d) the bus timetable
27. 27.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) definitely false
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a joke page (c) a video with no name (d) a comment with no name
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) an atlas (c) the bus timetable (d) a dictionary

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