Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 253 · 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.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
2. 2.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) a stranger online
4. 4.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a comment with no name (d) a stranger online
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
7. 7.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a cartoon (d) a rumour
10. 10.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is loud (c) it has many likes (d) it is funny
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) a random website
16. 16.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
24. 24.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a friend’s guess
25. 25.🌡️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
29. 29.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
33. 33.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
35. 35.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) an atlas (c) a science textbook (d) a rumour in the corridor
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) a thermometer (d) an atlas
40. 40.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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