Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 144 · 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.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a thermometer (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
8. 8.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) the school notice board
12. 12.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📚 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
14. 14.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
16. 16.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) a doctor (d) a joke page
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) the bus timetable
28. 28.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
32. 32.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a rumour
33. 33.📚 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
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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