Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 236 · 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 joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) asking a stranger (c) touching a wall (d) a thermometer
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) your class teacher
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) an atlas
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
13. 13.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
14. 14.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) a guess
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a video with no name (c) a doctor (d) a thermometer
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
17. 17.📖 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
18. 18.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
20. 20.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a comment with no name (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger online
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a science textbook (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
29. 29.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
31. 31.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) definitely false
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) the school notice board
38. 38.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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