Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 202 · 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 video with no name (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a joke page (c) a doctor (d) the bus timetable
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
4. 4.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a thermometer (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
7. 7.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) a thermometer (d) an atlas
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) a joke page (d) a comment with no name
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a doctor (d) a comment with no name
17. 17.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) an atlas
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
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.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a thermometer (c) asking a stranger (d) a guess
23. 23.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is funny (c) it has many likes (d) it is checked and known
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) an atlas
30. 30.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📚 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
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a doctor
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a joke page
38. 38.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) less likely true
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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