Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 36 · 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 doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) an atlas (d) a joke book
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) a forwarded message
4. 4.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a guess by a friend (c) your class teacher (d) the school notice board
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
7. 7.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a forwarded message (c) a guess by a friend (d) a rumour in the corridor
12. 12.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour (d) a comic
13. 13.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it is funny
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a thermometer (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
21. 21.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a comment with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a forwarded message (d) a joke page
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 the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a dream
27. 27.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.📚 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
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a thermometer (c) the bus timetable (d) an atlas
33. 33.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a guess by a friend (d) an atlas
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a video with no name (c) a doctor (d) an atlas
38. 38.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
40. 40.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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