Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

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

Free critical thinking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/critical-thinking-for-kids