Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 465 · 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 good way to check (b) a poor way to check
2. 2.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a joke page (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
6. 6.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a thermometer (c) the bus timetable (d) a comment with no name
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) asking a stranger (c) a guess (d) a thermometer
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a thermometer (c) a doctor (d) an atlas
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
14. 14.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
16. 16.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) a science textbook
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) a joke page (d) a video with no name
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
22. 22.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a dictionary (c) a comic (d) a rumour
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
29. 29.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.📚 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
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
34. 34.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
40. 40.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a friend’s guess

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