Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 45 · 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: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a joke page
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a stranger online
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) your class teacher
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) a video with no name
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a forwarded message (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
12. 12.📚 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
13. 13.📚 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
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📅 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
20. 20.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a guess (c) a stranger’s chat (d) the bus timetable
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a video with no name
25. 25.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a dictionary
28. 28.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
31. 31.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) an atlas (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
33. 33.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) a cookbook
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) an atlas
40. 40.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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