Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 158 · 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 usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) a joke page
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
4. 4.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) a science textbook
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
11. 11.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice (c) a friend’s guess (d) a random website
12. 12.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a science textbook (d) a doctor
14. 14.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) a cookbook
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
20. 20.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) a science textbook
22. 22.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
25. 25.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a joke page
27. 27.🌡️ 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
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) a random website
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary

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