Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 55 · 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 random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an old rumour (c) an atlas (d) a cookbook
3. 3.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) the bus timetable
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a stranger online
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a doctor (c) a joke page (d) the bus timetable
8. 8.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) touching a wall (c) a thermometer (d) a guess
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) a stranger online
12. 12.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a random website (d) a comment with no name
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a video with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) your class teacher
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a comment with no name
21. 21.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
23. 23.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📖 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
25. 25.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) a thermometer
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a random website
30. 30.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
33. 33.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) the school notice board
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
36. 36.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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