Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 661 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) asking a stranger
5. 5.📅 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
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a forwarded message
7. 7.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
12. 12.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a dream (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess
14. 14.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a forwarded message (c) a doctor (d) a random website
24. 24.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
27. 27.🗺️ 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
28. 28.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a rumour
29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a joke page (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
30. 30.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a stranger online
36. 36.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a forwarded message (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
40. 40.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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