Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 535 · 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 thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it is loud
3. 3.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) an opinion (d) definitely false
7. 7.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) a guess
8. 8.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a friend’s guess
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) the bus timetable
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
14. 14.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
18. 18.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) an atlas (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a science textbook
20. 20.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
22. 22.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) your class teacher (d) a science textbook
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a stranger online (d) a rumour in the corridor
26. 26.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour (d) a cartoon
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a dictionary (c) a stranger online (d) a forwarded message
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) a stranger online
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) a joke page
36. 36.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a cookbook (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
39. 39.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) asking a stranger (c) a guess (d) touching a wall
40. 40.📚 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

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