Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 750 · 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 is loud (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
2. 2.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
3. 3.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a cartoon (d) a dictionary
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.📚 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
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) a rumour in the corridor
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a forwarded message
20. 20.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) definitely false
21. 21.📅 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
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) a random website
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.🗺️ 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
26. 26.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
28. 28.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a comment with no name
31. 31.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a thermometer (c) touching a wall (d) asking a stranger
33. 33.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) your class teacher
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) a video with no name
40. 40.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True

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