Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 140 · 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 of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
2. 2.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
3. 3.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) a random website
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) a joke page (d) a doctor
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger online (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
12. 12.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) a thermometer
16. 16.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message
18. 18.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) a doctor
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
30. 30.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
31. 31.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) touching a wall (c) a guess (d) asking a stranger
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer
35. 35.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess by a friend (d) your class teacher
39. 39.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
40. 40.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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