Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

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

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