Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 870 · 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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a comment with no name
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.📚 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
4. 4.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a friend’s guess (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) a random website
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an old rumour (c) an atlas (d) a cookbook
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) asking a stranger (c) a thermometer (d) a guess
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a joke page (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
12. 12.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) less likely true
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a science textbook (d) a rumour in the corridor
21. 21.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
26. 26.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) an atlas (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
31. 31.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a dictionary (c) a comic (d) a cartoon
32. 32.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it has many likes
37. 37.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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