Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 834 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌡️ 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
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) an atlas
11. 11.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a joke page (d) a comment with no name
17. 17.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a random website
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
20. 20.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it has many likes (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
21. 21.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a science textbook
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
27. 27.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a comment with no name
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) an atlas (d) a joke book
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) the bus timetable
33. 33.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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