Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 170 · 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.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📚 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
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) the bus timetable
6. 6.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) asking a stranger
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a random website
8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
9. 9.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.📚 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
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a cartoon (d) a dictionary
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a comment with no name (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
17. 17.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message
18. 18.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
22. 22.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a comment with no name (d) a science textbook
24. 24.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) a science textbook
28. 28.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) an atlas (c) a joke page (d) a random website
31. 31.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
34. 34.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a doctor
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) a rumour in the corridor
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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