Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 446 · 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.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
2. 2.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) definitely false
3. 3.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the school notice board (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
7. 7.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a comic
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
12. 12.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
14. 14.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) the school notice
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
21. 21.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) a joke page
23. 23.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) an atlas (c) a science textbook (d) a joke page
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a random website (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
27. 27.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
28. 28.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
29. 29.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) a video with no name
33. 33.📚 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
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) a random website
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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