Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 288 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a video with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a doctor
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
4. 4.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) your class teacher
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a thermometer (c) a guess by a friend (d) a joke page
22. 22.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
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.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is funny (c) it has many likes (d) it is checked and known
25. 25.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an old rumour (c) an atlas (d) a cookbook
27. 27.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) a thermometer (d) a comment with no name
29. 29.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) the school notice board (d) a forwarded message
31. 31.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
36. 36.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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