Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 352 · 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 science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a stranger online (d) your class teacher
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) the bus timetable (c) a random website (d) a stranger online
10. 10.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it has many likes
11. 11.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
12. 12.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a dream
18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a science textbook
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a video with no name (d) a dictionary
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger online
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a forwarded message (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
30. 30.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a friend’s guess (d) the school notice
34. 34.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
36. 36.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a comment with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a random website
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer

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