Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

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

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