Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 856 · 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 pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📚 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
15. 15.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
17. 17.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) the bus timetable (c) a forwarded message (d) a rumour in the corridor
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
24. 24.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) a doctor
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) an atlas
29. 29.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) less likely true
30. 30.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a science textbook (c) a doctor (d) a stranger online
32. 32.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) a random website
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a friend’s guess
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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