Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 358 · 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.📖 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
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
6. 6.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
10. 10.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
11. 11.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
12. 12.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
16. 16.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a doctor (d) a thermometer
19. 19.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
25. 25.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) the school notice board (d) a guess by a friend
29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a forwarded message (d) a thermometer
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a thermometer
40. 40.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check

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