Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 35 · 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 science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
4. 4.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a comic (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
5. 5.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) asking a stranger (c) a thermometer (d) a guess
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
10. 10.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a joke page (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
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.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
25. 25.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a stranger online
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a doctor (d) the bus timetable
28. 28.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.📚 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
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False

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