Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 559 · 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) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) an atlas (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
4. 4.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
8. 8.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) the school notice board (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a science textbook
11. 11.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
12. 12.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a dictionary (c) a cartoon (d) a comic
14. 14.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
15. 15.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌡️ 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
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a forwarded message
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
31. 31.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
40. 40.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check

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