Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 701 · 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: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a joke page
3. 3.🌡️ 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
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a dictionary (c) a comic (d) a rumour
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a joke page (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
8. 8.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a comment with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a thermometer
10. 10.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
13. 13.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a thermometer
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
19. 19.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) a cookbook
21. 21.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) the bus timetable (d) a comment with no name
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a stranger online
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a guess by a friend (d) a random website
29. 29.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is loud
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a doctor (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
31. 31.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.📚 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
34. 34.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) the school notice
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) a forwarded message

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