Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 555 · 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 dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
4. 4.📖 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) the bus timetable
6. 6.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) asking a stranger (c) a thermometer (d) a guess
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) a random website (d) a doctor
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
9. 9.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
10. 10.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
12. 12.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) an atlas (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
15. 15.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
16. 16.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a thermometer
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
20. 20.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
22. 22.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
25. 25.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
27. 27.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a joke page
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a science textbook (d) a dictionary
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
31. 31.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a doctor (d) a forwarded message
39. 39.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False

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