Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 65 · 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.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📚 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
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a comment with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a video with no name
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) a thermometer
6. 6.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) a cookbook (d) an old rumour
8. 8.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) asking a stranger (c) a guess (d) a thermometer
16. 16.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess
18. 18.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
19. 19.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a comic
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) a video with no name (d) a comment with no name
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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