Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 610 · 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) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) the school notice board (d) a science textbook
2. 2.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) an atlas (c) a cookbook (d) a joke book
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a dictionary
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) a guess by a friend (d) an atlas
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a comment with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) an atlas
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
12. 12.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) an atlas (c) a thermometer (d) a joke page
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a video with no name
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a stranger online (c) the school notice board (d) a science textbook
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a thermometer
24. 24.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour (c) a comic (d) a cartoon
26. 26.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
29. 29.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
31. 31.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
40. 40.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a dream

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