Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 633 · 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.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) a science textbook
5. 5.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
7. 7.🗺️ 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
8. 8.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
13. 13.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a thermometer (d) a video with no name
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a video with no name (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) an atlas
18. 18.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is loud
19. 19.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) the school notice board
20. 20.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
22. 22.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a comment with no name
29. 29.🚌 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
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) the school notice board
32. 32.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a dictionary (c) a comic (d) a rumour
33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) a science textbook
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a video with no name
35. 35.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a thermometer (d) the school notice board
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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