Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

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

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