Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 461 · 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) the bus timetable (c) a random website (d) an atlas
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a cookbook (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
5. 5.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comic (c) a rumour (d) a cartoon
6. 6.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a random website
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) a guess by a friend
10. 10.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
15. 15.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the school notice board (d) a joke page
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a doctor (c) a thermometer (d) the bus timetable
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
21. 21.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) less likely true
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) a forwarded message
25. 25.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
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.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
36. 36.🌡️ 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
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a stranger online

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