Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 374 · 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 rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a random website (d) an atlas
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) your class teacher
5. 5.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) an atlas (c) a cookbook (d) a joke book
7. 7.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a stranger online (c) a guess by a friend (d) a random website
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) a guess by a friend
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a comment with no name
12. 12.📚 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
13. 13.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually 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 good way to check (b) a poor way to check
17. 17.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a random website
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
20. 20.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) more likely true (c) an opinion (d) less likely true
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
31. 31.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a doctor (c) a science textbook (d) an atlas
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a doctor
34. 34.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
35. 35.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a cartoon (d) a rumour
37. 37.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is checked and known (c) it has many likes (d) it is funny
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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