Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 188 · 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 comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
4. 4.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
5. 5.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
6. 6.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) a video with no name
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) the bus timetable (d) a thermometer
9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a thermometer
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a stranger online (c) a guess by a friend (d) a random website
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
12. 12.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
15. 15.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a doctor (c) a thermometer (d) a video with no name
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a stranger online
22. 22.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) an opinion (d) definitely false
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
26. 26.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
28. 28.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) a stranger online (d) a comment with no name
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
35. 35.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor

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