Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 196 · 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) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) the school notice (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
3. 3.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
5. 5.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a thermometer (c) asking a stranger (d) a guess
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
7. 7.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a cookbook (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a science textbook
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
11. 11.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
14. 14.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess by a friend (d) your class teacher
18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
19. 19.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) an atlas (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
24. 24.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
27. 27.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
28. 28.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) the bus timetable (c) a joke page (d) a random website
35. 35.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
37. 37.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a forwarded message
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True

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