Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 470 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a guess by a friend (d) the bus timetable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a comment with no name
7. 7.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) a video with no name
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
12. 12.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
18. 18.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) the bus timetable (d) your class teacher
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
23. 23.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a rumour
27. 27.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
29. 29.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) an old rumour (c) a joke book (d) a cookbook
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a forwarded message
31. 31.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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