Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 935 · 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) the bus timetable (b) a comment with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a stranger online
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
5. 5.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) the bus timetable
11. 11.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
16. 16.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
18. 18.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
19. 19.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) a video with no name
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) an atlas
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) the school notice (d) a forwarded message
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
26. 26.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) definitely false
30. 30.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
34. 34.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) touching a wall (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer
37. 37.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) a science textbook
40. 40.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True

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