Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 857 · 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 find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
2. 2.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
3. 3.📅 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
4. 4.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
9. 9.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) a video with no name (d) a dictionary
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a joke page (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
22. 22.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) a guess by a friend (d) a video with no name
29. 29.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is loud (c) it has many likes (d) it is checked and known
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a science textbook
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) the school notice board
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) an atlas (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a video with no name (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) more likely true (c) an opinion (d) less likely true

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