Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 399 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
3. 3.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
9. 9.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) a video with no name
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) the school notice board (d) a thermometer
16. 16.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) a joke book (d) an old rumour
17. 17.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
20. 20.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a science textbook (c) a comment with no name (d) a forwarded message
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🚌 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
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
29. 29.📖 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
30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
31. 31.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the school notice board (c) a random website (d) an atlas
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
33. 33.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice
40. 40.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) less likely true

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