Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 43 · 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 stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) the school notice board (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
4. 4.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a science textbook (d) a guess by a friend
6. 6.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
7. 7.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) a video with no name
11. 11.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) less likely true
15. 15.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
22. 22.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a thermometer (d) your class teacher
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a thermometer
27. 27.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a doctor (d) a random website
33. 33.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
35. 35.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True

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