Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 417 · 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.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a dream (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a forwarded message
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
7. 7.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
10. 10.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
13. 13.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) an atlas (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
21. 21.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
26. 26.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
28. 28.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
33. 33.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
36. 36.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice board (c) a guess by a friend (d) a stranger online
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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