Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 761 · 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.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) the bus timetable
4. 4.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📚 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
7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
8. 8.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it has many likes
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) a rumour in the corridor
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a random website (c) the school notice board (d) a thermometer
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
19. 19.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) a rumour in the corridor
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a comment with no name
26. 26.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a science textbook (c) a stranger online (d) an atlas
29. 29.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) a science textbook
31. 31.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
33. 33.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
38. 38.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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