Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 639 · 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 looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
3. 3.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
6. 6.📚 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
7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a video with no name (d) a dictionary
8. 8.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a doctor
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) touching a wall (c) asking a stranger (d) a guess
14. 14.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a thermometer (c) a joke page (d) a comment with no name
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a science textbook (d) a rumour in the corridor
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) a joke book (d) an old rumour
29. 29.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) an atlas (c) a guess by a friend (d) the bus timetable
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
39. 39.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
40. 40.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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