Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 872 · 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: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.📚 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
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📚 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
7. 7.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
12. 12.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) your class teacher
14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
15. 15.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a dream (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
18. 18.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it has many likes
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
21. 21.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) the bus timetable
25. 25.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
26. 26.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.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 science textbook
31. 31.📚 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
32. 32.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the school notice board (c) a stranger online (d) a random website
37. 37.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) a random website (d) a dictionary
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer

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