Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 451 · 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? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
2. 2.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it is funny
3. 3.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) a video with no name
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
9. 9.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a video with no name
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
13. 13.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) a video with no name (d) a forwarded message
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) the school notice board (d) a thermometer
20. 20.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚌 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
22. 22.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a joke page (d) a stranger online
26. 26.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a thermometer
28. 28.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a forwarded message
30. 30.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📚 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
32. 32.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) touching a wall (c) a guess (d) a thermometer
33. 33.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) a cookbook (d) an old rumour
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a guess by a friend
36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) a comment with no name (d) a stranger online
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) a doctor (d) a random website
38. 38.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
40. 40.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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