Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 422 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a doctor (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
2. 2.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
3. 3.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a guess by a friend
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a joke page (c) a forwarded message (d) the bus timetable
7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) your class teacher
8. 8.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
11. 11.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) definitely false
12. 12.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
19. 19.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
20. 20.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a thermometer (d) a video with no name
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a stranger online (c) a guess by a friend (d) a video with no name
33. 33.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (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) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
38. 38.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
40. 40.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check

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