Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

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

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