Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 117 · 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 not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) an atlas
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
4. 4.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a dream (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) a comment with no name (d) an atlas
11. 11.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a stranger online
17. 17.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
20. 20.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
21. 21.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a video with no name (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
23. 23.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
26. 26.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) an atlas (c) a joke book (d) a cookbook
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a doctor
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable

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