Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 566 · 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: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
5. 5.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
7. 7.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
8. 8.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) a thermometer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) a dictionary
12. 12.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
15. 15.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) a guess by a friend (d) your class teacher
17. 17.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) a doctor
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
27. 27.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
29. 29.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) a forwarded message
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
33. 33.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger online (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
36. 36.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a comic
37. 37.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) a dictionary
38. 38.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) definitely false
39. 39.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger online (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor

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