Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 913 · 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.📚 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
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) an atlas
5. 5.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a joke page
10. 10.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is loud (c) it has many likes (d) it is checked and known
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) a comment with no name
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
13. 13.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.🚌 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
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a stranger online
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
20. 20.📖 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) an atlas
22. 22.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a comment with no name
32. 32.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) an atlas (c) a joke book (d) a cookbook
35. 35.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a forwarded message (c) a friend’s guess (d) a random website
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) a random website
38. 38.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a doctor

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