Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 930 · 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 forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) a joke page
2. 2.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
9. 9.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a video with no name
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a thermometer (d) a comment with no name
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) the bus timetable
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a stranger’s chat
17. 17.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
19. 19.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
22. 22.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a thermometer
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
26. 26.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
29. 29.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a thermometer (c) a guess (d) touching a wall
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) the bus timetable
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) the school notice
36. 36.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
38. 38.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
40. 40.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) an opinion (d) more likely true

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