Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 718 · 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.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a dictionary
2. 2.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) asking a stranger (c) a guess (d) touching a wall
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) the bus timetable
4. 4.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is loud (c) it has many likes (d) it is funny
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a comment with no name (c) a video with no name (d) a guess by a friend
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a forwarded message (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
8. 8.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a random website (c) the school notice (d) a forwarded message
9. 9.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) less likely true
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a thermometer (c) a joke page (d) a comment with no name
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
12. 12.📚 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
13. 13.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) your class teacher
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a science textbook
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.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
22. 22.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
23. 23.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a joke page (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) the bus timetable
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) an atlas (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
33. 33.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) an atlas (c) a joke book (d) a cookbook
34. 34.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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