Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 72 · 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 stranger online (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a joke page
2. 2.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) the school notice (d) a random website
4. 4.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a guess (c) touching a wall (d) a thermometer
5. 5.📖 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
6. 6.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
9. 9.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
11. 11.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
12. 12.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) an atlas
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a video with no name
18. 18.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
20. 20.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a guess by a friend (c) a joke page (d) a video with no name
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) a stranger online (d) a comment with no name
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a doctor (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a doctor
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) a forwarded message (d) a guess by a friend
33. 33.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a science textbook
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a random website
38. 38.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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