Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 136 · 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 checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.📚 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
7. 7.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) less likely true
8. 8.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) an atlas (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
13. 13.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
16. 16.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a thermometer (c) the school notice board (d) a video with no name
19. 19.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a random website
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a random website
29. 29.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a doctor (d) a forwarded message
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an old rumour (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) an atlas (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a science textbook (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
38. 38.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
40. 40.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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