Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 517 · 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: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) a joke page (d) your class teacher
3. 3.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) a thermometer
6. 6.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
7. 7.🗺️ 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
8. 8.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a comic (c) a cartoon (d) a dictionary
10. 10.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
12. 12.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a doctor (d) an atlas
14. 14.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
20. 20.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
22. 22.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a forwarded message
25. 25.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) the school notice board (d) an atlas
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a random website
29. 29.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
37. 37.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name

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