Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 449 · 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 checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
2. 2.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
3. 3.📚 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
4. 4.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
7. 7.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) an opinion (d) definitely false
8. 8.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comic (c) a cartoon (d) a rumour
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
22. 22.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) the bus timetable
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a forwarded message (d) a science textbook
32. 32.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
34. 34.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
38. 38.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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