Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 981 · 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 stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) a cookbook (d) an old rumour
7. 7.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice board (c) a science textbook (d) an atlas
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a video with no name (c) a joke page (d) a comment with no name
12. 12.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
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: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it has many likes
20. 20.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a rumour (c) a comic (d) a dictionary
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the bus timetable (d) an atlas
25. 25.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a guess by a friend (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a joke page (c) a doctor (d) a forwarded message
37. 37.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a joke page (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
39. 39.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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