Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 460 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) an atlas (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
2. 2.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
4. 4.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
11. 11.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) a guess
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
13. 13.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a guess by a friend (d) a joke page
16. 16.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
17. 17.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) a comment with no name
20. 20.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is loud (c) it has many likes (d) it is funny
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) the bus timetable
25. 25.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) a guess by a friend
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
29. 29.🗺️ 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
30. 30.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) a joke page
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) the bus timetable
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) a thermometer
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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