Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 513 · 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 rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a comment with no name (c) a thermometer (d) the school notice board
4. 4.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) the school notice (d) a random website
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
13. 13.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it is loud
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
17. 17.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) a rumour in the corridor
21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a comment with no name (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
22. 22.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) a thermometer (d) your class teacher
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a thermometer (c) an atlas (d) the school notice board
28. 28.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a dream
32. 32.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
38. 38.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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