Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 226 · 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 not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) your class teacher
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a random website (c) the school notice (d) a forwarded message
4. 4.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📚 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
7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) a comment with no name
8. 8.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a dream (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) asking a stranger (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
11. 11.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a comic (c) a cartoon (d) a dictionary
12. 12.📚 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
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a science textbook (c) a comment with no name (d) the school notice board
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a thermometer (c) a stranger online (d) the bus timetable
19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) a joke page
21. 21.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) a doctor (d) the bus timetable
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) a comment with no name
26. 26.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
28. 28.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
31. 31.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
33. 33.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a video with no name
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend

Free critical thinking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/critical-thinking-for-kids