Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 673 · 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: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) a video with no name
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
5. 5.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) less likely true
6. 6.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) a doctor
12. 12.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
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.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) an atlas (c) a science textbook (d) a video with no name
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
21. 21.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) a guess
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) the bus timetable (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a guess (c) touching a wall (d) a thermometer
28. 28.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) a thermometer (d) an atlas
37. 37.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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