Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 426 · 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) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) a comment with no name
2. 2.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a forwarded message (d) a friend’s guess
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
6. 6.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
8. 8.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
9. 9.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) a video with no name (d) a doctor
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) the bus timetable
13. 13.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a joke page (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) a comment with no name
20. 20.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) the bus timetable
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a thermometer
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) a comment with no name
29. 29.📚 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
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess by a friend (c) a doctor (d) a dictionary
31. 31.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) touching a wall (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a random website
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
37. 37.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a comic (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
38. 38.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) an atlas (d) a cookbook
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.📚 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

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