Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 928 · 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 guess by a friend (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) a stranger online
2. 2.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) a science textbook (d) a rumour in the corridor
4. 4.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
7. 7.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) touching a wall (c) a thermometer (d) a guess
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) a thermometer
12. 12.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) an atlas (c) a cookbook (d) a joke book
13. 13.📚 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
14. 14.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) the bus timetable (d) a forwarded message
24. 24.🚌 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) a dictionary
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
29. 29.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the bus timetable (c) a forwarded message (d) a rumour in the corridor
33. 33.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
35. 35.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a stranger online (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger online
39. 39.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📚 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

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