Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 77 · 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: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
4. 4.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer
5. 5.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) the school notice
11. 11.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a doctor (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) a video with no name
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
29. 29.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a science textbook
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
34. 34.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) an atlas (d) a joke book
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a joke page
38. 38.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comic (c) a cartoon (d) a rumour
40. 40.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it has many likes

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