Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 459 · 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 good way to check (b) a poor way to check
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
8. 8.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) asking a stranger
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
14. 14.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
15. 15.🗺️ 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
16. 16.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) a thermometer
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
20. 20.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
21. 21.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
24. 24.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a friend’s guess
26. 26.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess by a friend
28. 28.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
29. 29.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) the school notice board
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
40. 40.📚 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

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