Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 824 · 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 stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) an atlas (d) a random website
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is checked and known (c) it has many likes (d) it is funny
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) an atlas
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
12. 12.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) a cookbook (d) an old rumour
13. 13.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) touching a wall (c) a thermometer (d) asking a stranger
14. 14.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a forwarded message (c) a friend’s guess (d) a random website
15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) a rumour in the corridor
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) a comment with no name
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a joke page (d) a thermometer
25. 25.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a guess by a friend (d) a random website
28. 28.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a video with no name
32. 32.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess
33. 33.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📚 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
38. 38.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a forwarded message (d) a guess by a friend

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