Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 101 · 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 stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) an atlas
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) the bus timetable
5. 5.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it is funny
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a comment with no name (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
11. 11.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) a dream (d) the bus timetable
12. 12.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) a guess by a friend (d) a random website
21. 21.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a science textbook
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) the bus timetable (d) your class teacher
25. 25.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a doctor
27. 27.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
30. 30.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
33. 33.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a thermometer (c) touching a wall (d) asking a stranger
34. 34.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
36. 36.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
37. 37.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a friend’s guess
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) the school notice board

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