Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 406 · 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 science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
3. 3.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
4. 4.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a cookbook (c) a joke book (d) an old rumour
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a random website
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess by a friend
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) a rumour in the corridor
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a forwarded message
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
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 of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a doctor (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) a random website (d) an atlas
18. 18.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
23. 23.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
25. 25.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) a forwarded message
27. 27.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it is loud
28. 28.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
30. 30.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
33. 33.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) asking a stranger (c) a guess (d) a thermometer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) the school notice board
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a comment with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message

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