Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 70 · 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: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) the school notice (d) a forwarded message
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a joke page (c) a video with no name (d) a guess by a friend
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a cartoon (d) a dictionary
10. 10.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a thermometer (c) asking a stranger (d) a guess
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
12. 12.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
14. 14.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) an atlas (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
20. 20.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a comment with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
31. 31.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) a rumour in the corridor
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a joke page (c) the school notice board (d) a doctor
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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