Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 915 · 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.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
16. 16.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
24. 24.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
26. 26.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
27. 27.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
28. 28.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a dictionary (c) a comic (d) a cartoon
29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a science textbook (d) a video with no name
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
31. 31.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
32. 32.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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