Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 405 · 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.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) an opinion (c) less likely true (d) definitely false
2. 2.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) the bus timetable (c) the school notice board (d) a thermometer
4. 4.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
6. 6.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it is funny
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a guess by a friend
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) a joke page
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
24. 24.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
25. 25.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) touching a wall (c) a thermometer (d) asking a stranger
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a joke page
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a stranger online (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
38. 38.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a guess by a friend (d) a random website

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