Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 150 · 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 asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
2. 2.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) an atlas (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
5. 5.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a doctor (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a thermometer (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) the bus timetable
10. 10.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a random website (c) the school notice (d) a forwarded message
11. 11.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour (d) a cartoon
12. 12.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📚 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
14. 14.🌡️ 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
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
16. 16.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
18. 18.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
24. 24.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
26. 26.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a science textbook
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
31. 31.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
33. 33.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
40. 40.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True

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