Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

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

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