Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 353 · 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 not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
7. 7.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) the bus timetable
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a dream
11. 11.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a doctor
13. 13.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) a comment with no name (d) an atlas
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) an atlas
24. 24.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it has many likes
25. 25.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
28. 28.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a thermometer (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
32. 32.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
34. 34.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a science textbook (c) a guess by a friend (d) a rumour in the corridor
37. 37.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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