Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 109 · 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 thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a thermometer (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
5. 5.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a stranger’s chat
7. 7.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
12. 12.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
13. 13.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is funny (c) it has many likes (d) it is checked and known
15. 15.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) a random website
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
23. 23.🗺️ 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
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
25. 25.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
29. 29.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a joke page
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a science textbook (d) an atlas
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a joke page (d) a science textbook
36. 36.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False

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