Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 432 · 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 guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
8. 8.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
10. 10.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) touching a wall (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a stranger online (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a forwarded message (c) an atlas (d) your class teacher
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) a video with no name (d) a dictionary
23. 23.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a stranger online
26. 26.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
27. 27.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) an old rumour (c) a cookbook (d) a joke book
34. 34.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a video with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a thermometer
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) an atlas (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) more likely true (d) less likely true
39. 39.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board

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