Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 224 · 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.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a random website
2. 2.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
4. 4.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
6. 6.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) the bus timetable
8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
14. 14.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger online
16. 16.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess by a friend (d) the school notice board
18. 18.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
28. 28.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a science textbook (c) a guess by a friend (d) a joke page
31. 31.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
32. 32.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
38. 38.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 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

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