Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 83 · 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.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) a guess by a friend
3. 3.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a video with no name (d) a dictionary
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
7. 7.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
10. 10.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) an atlas
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a video with no name
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
17. 17.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
20. 20.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it has many likes
21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a comment with no name (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
23. 23.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a doctor
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
31. 31.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a cookbook (c) an atlas (d) a joke book
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a random website
35. 35.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour (d) a cartoon
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) a forwarded message
37. 37.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
40. 40.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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