Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 895 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a comic (c) a cartoon (d) a dictionary
5. 5.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) the school notice (d) a friend’s guess
6. 6.📚 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
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a random website
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a thermometer (c) a doctor (d) a random website
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
13. 13.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a random website (c) a joke page (d) a comment with no name
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) touching a wall (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer
24. 24.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
26. 26.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
31. 31.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) a joke page (d) a science textbook
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
34. 34.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
36. 36.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
37. 37.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) the school notice board

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