Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 359 · 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) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a dream (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) a random website
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) a comment with no name
5. 5.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) the bus timetable (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
16. 16.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
23. 23.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a dictionary (c) a cartoon (d) a comic
24. 24.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
26. 26.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a forwarded message
29. 29.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a thermometer
33. 33.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) an old rumour (c) a joke book (d) a cookbook
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) a science textbook
37. 37.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
39. 39.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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