Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 523 · 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: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
4. 4.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
6. 6.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) a science textbook (d) a doctor
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
11. 11.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌡️ 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
15. 15.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) a stranger online
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a forwarded message
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) definitely false
25. 25.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
29. 29.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a joke book (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
30. 30.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
31. 31.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a thermometer
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
34. 34.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a doctor (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
40. 40.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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