Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 207 · 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.📚 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
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a video with no name
13. 13.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) a random website
15. 15.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it has many likes (c) it is loud (d) it is funny
17. 17.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
18. 18.🌡️ 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
19. 19.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) a rumour in the corridor
21. 21.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) a random website
24. 24.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a thermometer
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a science textbook
31. 31.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) a dream (d) the bus timetable
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
34. 34.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name

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