Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 713 · 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: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) less likely true
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
6. 6.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
8. 8.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
9. 9.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
11. 11.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (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.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
17. 17.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a dictionary
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message
30. 30.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌡️ 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
32. 32.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) your class teacher
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) an atlas (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
38. 38.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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