Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 583 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) a comment with no name
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess by a friend (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
12. 12.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) asking a stranger (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer
16. 16.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) an atlas (c) a science textbook (d) a dictionary
19. 19.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
21. 21.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) a cookbook
22. 22.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a random website
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) an atlas (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
26. 26.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
28. 28.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a science textbook
33. 33.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
34. 34.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
35. 35.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
37. 37.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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