Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 946 · 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: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) a doctor
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a science textbook
5. 5.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a joke page
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) your class teacher
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.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
12. 12.📚 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
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
17. 17.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) a doctor (d) a comment with no name
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a random website
21. 21.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) an atlas
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess by a friend (c) your class teacher (d) a science textbook
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a science textbook
26. 26.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a joke page (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a thermometer (c) a stranger online (d) your class teacher
32. 32.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) an atlas (c) a joke book (d) a cookbook
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
38. 38.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
40. 40.📚 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

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