Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

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

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