Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 232 · 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 thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) a doctor
4. 4.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a friend’s guess (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
5. 5.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) a joke page (d) a forwarded message
8. 8.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a doctor
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
11. 11.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
12. 12.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
13. 13.📚 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
14. 14.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
16. 16.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
18. 18.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a random website (c) a forwarded message (d) a stranger online
21. 21.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
24. 24.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
27. 27.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a forwarded message
29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) a guess by a friend (d) a stranger online
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
32. 32.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) a video with no name (d) a comment with no name
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) asking a stranger
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
39. 39.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) the bus timetable (d) your class teacher

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