Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 806 · 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: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a forwarded message (d) a friend’s guess
3. 3.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
7. 7.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a doctor (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
11. 11.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
13. 13.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a comment with no name (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
16. 16.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an old rumour (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a joke page
23. 23.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) touching a wall (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer
27. 27.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a stranger online (c) a science textbook (d) an atlas
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) a science textbook (d) a comment with no name
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
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.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📚 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

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