Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 238 · 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.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
4. 4.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
5. 5.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a dream
8. 8.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a joke page (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a science textbook (d) a doctor
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a comic (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a thermometer (c) the bus timetable (d) a forwarded message
15. 15.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a science textbook
18. 18.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) a random website
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a stranger online (c) the bus timetable (d) a random website
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a guess by a friend (c) a thermometer (d) the bus timetable
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
29. 29.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
31. 31.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
33. 33.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a stranger online
36. 36.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) the school notice board
39. 39.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 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

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