Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 538 · 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.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is loud (c) it is checked and known (d) it is funny
2. 2.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) asking a stranger (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a random website (c) a video with no name (d) a forwarded message
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a science textbook
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
12. 12.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a doctor
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a joke page
17. 17.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
18. 18.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a joke page (c) a doctor (d) the school notice board
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
23. 23.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a forwarded message
25. 25.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a guess by a friend (d) the school notice board
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
27. 27.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a doctor (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
29. 29.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) a dream (d) the bus timetable
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a doctor (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
33. 33.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a science textbook (c) a doctor (d) your class teacher
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.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) your class teacher
39. 39.🗺️ 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
40. 40.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice board (d) a joke page

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