Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 953 · 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.📚 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
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) an atlas (d) a random website
3. 3.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a friend’s guess
4. 4.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a dictionary
5. 5.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a guess by a friend (c) the bus timetable (d) the school notice board
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
15. 15.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it is funny
17. 17.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
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) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
33. 33.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
35. 35.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) asking a stranger
37. 37.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) the school notice board
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
40. 40.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True

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