Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 686 · 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 guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
3. 3.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an old rumour (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a thermometer
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) a random website
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a comment with no name
12. 12.📚 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
13. 13.📚 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
14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) a thermometer (d) a doctor
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a comment with no name
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) the school notice (d) a random website
20. 20.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a comic (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
28. 28.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a forwarded message
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a joke page (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) your class teacher
34. 34.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a guess by a friend (c) a comment with no name (d) a joke page
37. 37.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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