Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 153 · 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.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a dictionary
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a thermometer (d) a joke page
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
5. 5.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it has many likes
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a joke page
7. 7.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚌 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
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
12. 12.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a thermometer (c) a guess (d) touching a wall
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.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a comment with no name (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
16. 16.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) less likely true
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) an atlas
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a doctor
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: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a science textbook (c) a stranger online (d) a random website
39. 39.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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