Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 681 · 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 stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
3. 3.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a thermometer
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess by a friend
10. 10.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
13. 13.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a joke book (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
14. 14.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
17. 17.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
19. 19.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) the bus timetable
30. 30.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a forwarded message
35. 35.🚌 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) your class teacher

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