Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 41 · 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: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a joke page (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
4. 4.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
5. 5.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it has many likes
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
10. 10.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a comic (c) a cartoon (d) a dictionary
11. 11.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
18. 18.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
21. 21.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a science textbook (c) a stranger online (d) a video with no name
23. 23.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) an atlas (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) the bus timetable
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.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) the school notice board
39. 39.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📚 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

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