Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 512 · 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 forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a thermometer
3. 3.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
6. 6.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
7. 7.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is checked and known (c) it has many likes (d) it is loud
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) more likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) an atlas (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a joke page (c) a guess by a friend (d) a forwarded message
17. 17.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) a guess by a friend (d) a doctor
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
21. 21.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer
22. 22.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) a science textbook
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a science textbook
26. 26.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) a thermometer
28. 28.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
37. 37.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) the school notice board (d) a guess by a friend
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True

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