Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 623 · 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.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) the school notice board
4. 4.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
6. 6.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
10. 10.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a comment with no name (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a doctor (d) a joke page
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) a guess by a friend
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
16. 16.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
19. 19.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
21. 21.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) an atlas (c) the bus timetable (d) a dictionary
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a guess by a friend (d) an atlas
29. 29.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a science textbook
32. 32.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
37. 37.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False

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