Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 968 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a doctor
3. 3.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) asking a stranger (c) touching a wall (d) a thermometer
4. 4.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
6. 6.📚 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
7. 7.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) an atlas
13. 13.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
18. 18.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) an atlas (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a science textbook (c) a random website (d) a doctor
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a thermometer (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
25. 25.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
26. 26.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) more likely true (c) an opinion (d) less likely true
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a science textbook (c) a random website (d) a joke page
28. 28.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
30. 30.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) an atlas (d) a joke book
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a science textbook (c) an atlas (d) a thermometer
32. 32.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) an atlas (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a thermometer (c) a science textbook (d) an atlas
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a guess by a friend
38. 38.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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