Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 160 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a forwarded message (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
2. 2.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
3. 3.📚 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
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a thermometer (d) an atlas
6. 6.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
12. 12.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
13. 13.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
15. 15.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is loud (c) it has many likes (d) it is funny
16. 16.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a thermometer
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) a thermometer (d) a doctor
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
34. 34.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comic (c) a rumour (d) a cartoon
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a rumour in the corridor
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
40. 40.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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