Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 257 · 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: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an old rumour (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
7. 7.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a rumour in the corridor
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
10. 10.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a joke page (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a thermometer (d) your class teacher
17. 17.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
20. 20.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a comment with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) the bus timetable
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a random website
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a joke page (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
34. 34.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a doctor (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
38. 38.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a cartoon (c) a dictionary (d) a comic
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) a joke page
40. 40.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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