Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 528 · 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.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it is loud
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a comment with no name
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
8. 8.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a comic
9. 9.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) a random website
19. 19.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
21. 21.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) definitely false
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a forwarded message (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
36. 36.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) the school notice board

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