Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 902 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a video with no name (d) a dictionary
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
7. 7.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a comment with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a forwarded message
10. 10.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) a cookbook
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a doctor
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.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) an atlas
17. 17.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a dream (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
25. 25.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
34. 34.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is funny (c) it has many likes (d) it is loud
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a comment with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a thermometer
40. 40.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a dictionary

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