Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 300 · 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.📚 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
2. 2.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
4. 4.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
5. 5.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a guess (c) a stranger’s chat (d) the bus timetable
6. 6.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
7. 7.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour (d) a comic
8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a comment with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
11. 11.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
13. 13.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) the school notice (d) a forwarded message
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a comment with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) asking a stranger (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a guess by a friend
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) a science textbook
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
31. 31.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
34. 34.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
36. 36.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a comment with no name
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) a science textbook

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