Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 403 · 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.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dream (c) a guess (d) a stranger’s chat
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a thermometer (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a random website (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message
6. 6.📚 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
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a thermometer (d) your class teacher
10. 10.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) a forwarded message
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
14. 14.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
16. 16.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
23. 23.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a thermometer (c) a guess (d) asking a stranger
24. 24.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) a video with no name
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) the bus timetable (d) a comment with no name
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a forwarded message (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
40. 40.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False

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