Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 235 · 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 guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a forwarded message (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
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 guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is checked and known (c) it has many likes (d) it is funny
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a doctor (c) a joke page (d) a random website
9. 9.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
12. 12.📚 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
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
14. 14.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a stranger online (c) a thermometer (d) a science textbook
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) the bus timetable (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) a science textbook
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) a dictionary (d) the bus timetable
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
23. 23.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer
25. 25.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
27. 27.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) an atlas (d) a joke book
28. 28.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a friend’s guess
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) the school notice board (d) a doctor
31. 31.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) an atlas (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
33. 33.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (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) False (b) True
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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