Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 122 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
2. 2.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
3. 3.🗺️ 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
4. 4.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
7. 7.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
8. 8.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comment with no name (c) a thermometer (d) the bus timetable
12. 12.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
14. 14.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) a video with no name
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
18. 18.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) the bus timetable
22. 22.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
26. 26.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📚 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
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
33. 33.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a joke page
38. 38.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
40. 40.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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