Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 529 · 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: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
4. 4.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is funny (c) it has many likes (d) it is loud
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a thermometer (d) a random website
10. 10.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) an atlas (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
12. 12.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📚 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
14. 14.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a dream (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
15. 15.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a friend’s guess (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
16. 16.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
22. 22.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a cartoon (c) a dictionary (d) a comic
23. 23.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a comment with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) a forwarded message
28. 28.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) an atlas (c) a guess by a friend (d) a comment with no name
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a thermometer (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
32. 32.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
33. 33.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a doctor (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
35. 35.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) a guess by a friend (d) a random website
37. 37.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True

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