Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 81 · 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.📚 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
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
5. 5.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
7. 7.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a video with no name (d) a dictionary
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
15. 15.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
18. 18.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a dream
19. 19.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
21. 21.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) the school notice board
23. 23.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a comment with no name (c) a random website (d) an atlas
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) asking a stranger (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) an atlas
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a friend’s guess (d) the school notice
33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
35. 35.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
40. 40.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True

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