Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 954 · 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: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) a thermometer (d) the school notice board
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
7. 7.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a forwarded message (d) a friend’s guess
8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
9. 9.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an old rumour (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
11. 11.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
14. 14.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is loud (c) it has many likes (d) it is checked and known
17. 17.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
19. 19.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a thermometer (d) a joke page
21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
25. 25.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a doctor (c) the bus timetable (d) the school notice board
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) an atlas (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a comment with no name
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a joke page (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
39. 39.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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