Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 428 · 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.📚 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) a joke page
3. 3.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
5. 5.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (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.📚 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
12. 12.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is loud (c) it has many likes (d) it is funny
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
16. 16.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) asking a stranger (c) touching a wall (d) a thermometer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) a rumour in the corridor
18. 18.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) a guess by a friend (d) a random website
21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
34. 34.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) a random website (d) the school notice
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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