Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 90 · 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: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📚 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
4. 4.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
5. 5.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a comic
6. 6.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a friend’s guess
7. 7.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
16. 16.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a joke page
19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a random website (d) a doctor
20. 20.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a stranger online (c) a science textbook (d) a dictionary
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
23. 23.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) an opinion (d) definitely false
24. 24.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) an atlas (d) a joke book
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess by a friend (d) a random website
31. 31.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) the bus timetable (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.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) your class teacher
40. 40.📚 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

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