Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 827 · 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.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess (c) asking a stranger (d) touching a wall
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) a random website (d) an atlas
6. 6.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) a forwarded message (d) a stranger online
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a guess by a friend (d) the bus timetable
13. 13.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a dictionary (c) a comic (d) a cartoon
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
17. 17.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
22. 22.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) an atlas (c) a comment with no name (d) a forwarded message
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
27. 27.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a joke page
31. 31.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a random website (c) a science textbook (d) the school notice board
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.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a thermometer (c) an atlas (d) a science textbook
37. 37.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess by a friend

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