Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 707 · 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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) an opinion (c) less likely true (d) definitely false
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) an atlas
7. 7.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a guess by a friend
9. 9.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess
10. 10.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
11. 11.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a video with no name
15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) a science textbook (d) a guess by a friend
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.True or false: “a stranger online” 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a dictionary (c) a stranger online (d) a guess by a friend
22. 22.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
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 forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) a science textbook
25. 25.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) an old rumour (c) a cookbook (d) a joke book
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
28. 28.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
31. 31.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
36. 36.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a thermometer (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
40. 40.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True

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