Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 692 · 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) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a stranger online
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) a guess by a friend
4. 4.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is checked and known (c) it has many likes (d) it is loud
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comment with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a thermometer
7. 7.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) the bus timetable
8. 8.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a rumour
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) a science textbook (d) an atlas
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a joke page (c) a doctor (d) an atlas
18. 18.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) less likely true
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) an atlas (c) a forwarded message (d) a science textbook
26. 26.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) a comment with no name
29. 29.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a science textbook (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) a comment with no name
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
35. 35.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) a doctor
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
38. 38.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
39. 39.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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