Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 372 · 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 random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) an atlas (d) a doctor
4. 4.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a random website
7. 7.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a science textbook (c) a video with no name (d) a stranger online
9. 9.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
11. 11.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a joke page (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
13. 13.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) less likely true
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
15. 15.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) the school notice (b) a random website (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a joke page (c) a forwarded message (d) your class teacher
18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) the school notice board
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
21. 21.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a dream
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.🗺️ 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
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a random website (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) a thermometer (d) a comment with no name
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
32. 32.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
35. 35.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check

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