Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 88 · 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 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) a random website
3. 3.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour (d) a cartoon
4. 4.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) a video with no name (d) a comment with no name
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) a video with no name
9. 9.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
10. 10.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
17. 17.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) the bus timetable
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
33. 33.📚 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
34. 34.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a doctor (d) the bus timetable
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) a guess by a friend (d) a random website
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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