Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 394 · 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: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
7. 7.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comment with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
11. 11.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) an atlas (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a forwarded message
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
18. 18.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a rumour (c) a comic (d) a dictionary
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
24. 24.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) the bus timetable
26. 26.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) the bus timetable (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
30. 30.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.🌡️ 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
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a joke page (c) a forwarded message (d) your class teacher
37. 37.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True

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