Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 96 · 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.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a dictionary (c) a comic (d) a rumour
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) the bus timetable (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
4. 4.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
5. 5.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
7. 7.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a comment with no name
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) an atlas
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) the bus timetable
13. 13.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) a video with no name
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) your class teacher
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) the school notice board (d) a guess by a friend
21. 21.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a thermometer (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) a guess by a friend
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
30. 30.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) the bus timetable
32. 32.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
34. 34.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it has many likes
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
39. 39.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
40. 40.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True

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