Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 921 · 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.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a video with no name
6. 6.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
11. 11.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) a joke page
15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
17. 17.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a comment with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a stranger online (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
23. 23.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) an atlas
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
39. 39.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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