Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 127 · 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.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
2. 2.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a dictionary
3. 3.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a random website
6. 6.📚 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
7. 7.🚌 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a guess by a friend
9. 9.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) less likely true
12. 12.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a guess by a friend
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) a video with no name
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
18. 18.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) your class teacher
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) a dictionary
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
31. 31.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) a guess by a friend
36. 36.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) a science textbook (d) an atlas
38. 38.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) an atlas (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message

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