Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 828 · 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 the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comic (c) a cartoon (d) a rumour
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) a video with no name
3. 3.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) an atlas (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
7. 7.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
13. 13.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) touching a wall (c) a thermometer (d) a guess
14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a random website (c) a science textbook (d) a thermometer
15. 15.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) the bus timetable (d) a joke page
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a thermometer
20. 20.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
25. 25.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
28. 28.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
39. 39.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) definitely false
40. 40.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check

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