Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 710 · 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.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) a doctor (d) a random website
3. 3.📚 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
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a comment with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a random website
5. 5.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
7. 7.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dream (c) a guess (d) a stranger’s chat
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) a random website
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) a video with no name
14. 14.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
16. 16.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
24. 24.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour (c) a cartoon (d) a comic
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
26. 26.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) your class teacher
28. 28.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
33. 33.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a comment with no name (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
35. 35.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a guess by a friend (d) the bus timetable

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