Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 362 · 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 stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
3. 3.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
4. 4.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
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 thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) a joke page (d) the bus timetable
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a cartoon (d) a dictionary
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) an atlas
25. 25.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
27. 27.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it has many likes
28. 28.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) asking a stranger (c) touching a wall (d) a thermometer
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) the school notice board
30. 30.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) an atlas
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a science textbook
38. 38.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) an atlas (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) your class teacher

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