Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 453 · 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.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
6. 6.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is checked and known (b) it is loud (c) it is funny (d) it has many likes
9. 9.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) a random website (d) the school notice
11. 11.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) the bus timetable
15. 15.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a cookbook (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a stranger online
17. 17.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
21. 21.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a video with no name
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a forwarded message (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
28. 28.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) an atlas (c) a dictionary (d) a science textbook
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
31. 31.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a video with no name
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.📚 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
39. 39.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True

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