Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 695 · 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.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it has many likes
3. 3.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) definitely false
4. 4.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a thermometer (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
9. 9.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a thermometer
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
14. 14.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a forwarded message (c) a friend’s guess (d) a random website
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a guess by a friend
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a comment with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a science textbook
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a joke page
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
22. 22.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
29. 29.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a forwarded message (c) an atlas (d) the bus timetable

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