Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 200 · 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 science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is loud (c) it has many likes (d) it is funny
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗺️ 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a thermometer (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
9. 9.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a doctor (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) an atlas (c) a comment with no name (d) a stranger online
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) a guess by a friend
14. 14.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
17. 17.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) the bus timetable (d) a forwarded message
23. 23.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a science textbook (c) an atlas (d) a thermometer
25. 25.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
33. 33.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a science textbook
36. 36.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a thermometer
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) a joke page
39. 39.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
40. 40.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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