Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 266 · 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) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a guess by a friend
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.🌡️ 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
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
12. 12.📚 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
17. 17.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) the bus timetable
21. 21.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a science textbook (d) the school notice board
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) your class teacher
29. 29.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
32. 32.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is funny (c) it has many likes (d) it is loud
34. 34.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
35. 35.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a guess (d) a dream
36. 36.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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