Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 16 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) an atlas
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) a forwarded message (d) a science textbook
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a joke page (c) a science textbook (d) a dictionary
11. 11.📅 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
12. 12.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) a random website
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a doctor (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
17. 17.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
25. 25.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) a joke page
27. 27.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a science textbook

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