Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 550 · 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.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) a video with no name
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a thermometer (d) a science textbook
8. 8.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
9. 9.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
16. 16.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) the bus timetable
17. 17.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) the school notice board
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour (c) a cartoon (d) a comic
37. 37.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page

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