Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 166 · 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 to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) an atlas (d) a joke book
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a science textbook (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
4. 4.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) the school notice (d) a random website
5. 5.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📚 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
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
10. 10.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
12. 12.📚 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
13. 13.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
15. 15.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) a stranger online
17. 17.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) asking a stranger (c) a thermometer (d) a guess
18. 18.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
20. 20.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
23. 23.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a guess by a friend (d) a stranger online
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a guess by a friend (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a video with no name
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a comment with no name (c) an atlas (d) your class teacher
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚌 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
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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