Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 650 · 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 rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) a comment with no name
4. 4.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) a science textbook (d) a comment with no name
6. 6.🗺️ 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
7. 7.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) the school notice (d) a forwarded message
8. 8.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is loud
9. 9.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a rumour (c) a comic (d) a dictionary
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a video with no name
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
16. 16.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) a video with no name
21. 21.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a thermometer (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
33. 33.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger online
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) the bus timetable (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.📚 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

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