Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 688 · 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.📚 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
3. 3.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) less likely true (c) an opinion (d) definitely false
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a thermometer (c) a doctor (d) a stranger online
6. 6.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comic (c) a rumour (d) a cartoon
7. 7.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a thermometer (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) a thermometer (d) a random website
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
15. 15.📅 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
16. 16.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗺️ 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
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
26. 26.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a thermometer (c) touching a wall (d) asking a stranger
27. 27.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it has many likes (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) the school notice board (c) a thermometer (d) a science textbook
30. 30.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) a video with no name (d) a comment with no name
33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
34. 34.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False

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