Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 497 · 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.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a comic (c) a rumour (d) a cartoon
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a stranger online
3. 3.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) touching a wall (c) asking a stranger (d) a guess
4. 4.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📅 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
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it has many likes
10. 10.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
14. 14.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
15. 15.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a stranger’s chat
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
20. 20.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a doctor (c) a stranger online (d) a forwarded message
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) a guess by a friend (d) the bus timetable
25. 25.📚 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a video with no name (d) an atlas
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) a comment with no name
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice board (c) a doctor (d) your class teacher
37. 37.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
39. 39.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False

Free critical thinking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/critical-thinking-for-kids