Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 322 · 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.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
3. 3.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a forwarded message (c) a friend’s guess (d) a random website
6. 6.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) definitely false
11. 11.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a comic (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is loud
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a comment with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a stranger online
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) the bus timetable
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the school notice board (c) a science textbook (d) a rumour in the corridor
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) a joke page
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) an atlas
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
28. 28.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
30. 30.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.🌡️ 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
33. 33.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a thermometer (c) a guess by a friend (d) a rumour in the corridor
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) an atlas (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a forwarded message
36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a thermometer (c) a guess by a friend (d) a rumour in the corridor
37. 37.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
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 is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
40. 40.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check

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