Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 543 · 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 guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a joke page
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a joke page (c) a thermometer (d) a doctor
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
6. 6.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) your class teacher
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a science textbook (c) a guess by a friend (d) the school notice board
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a science textbook
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) a comment with no name (d) the school notice board
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) an atlas (c) a cookbook (d) a joke book
18. 18.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comic (c) a cartoon (d) a rumour
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
22. 22.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a science textbook (d) a dictionary
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a forwarded message
25. 25.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a guess (c) a stranger’s chat (d) the bus timetable
28. 28.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it has many likes
29. 29.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a thermometer (c) touching a wall (d) a guess
34. 34.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
35. 35.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) the school notice board

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