Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 640 · 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.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
5. 5.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📚 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
7. 7.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
11. 11.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a joke page (d) a science textbook
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) a thermometer (d) a doctor
14. 14.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
15. 15.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) definitely false
16. 16.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) a thermometer (d) the bus timetable
22. 22.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) a dictionary
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
27. 27.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) an atlas
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
34. 34.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) a doctor
36. 36.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
38. 38.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page

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