Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 690 · 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) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗺️ 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
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.🌡️ 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
7. 7.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
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: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📚 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
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) a science textbook (d) the school notice board
14. 14.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
16. 16.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) a comment with no name
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
23. 23.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) a science textbook
27. 27.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a guess
32. 32.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
36. 36.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
38. 38.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend

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