Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 604 · 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? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) a joke page
3. 3.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) asking a stranger (c) touching a wall (d) a thermometer
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.🚌 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a thermometer (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
11. 11.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is loud (c) it has many likes (d) it is checked and known
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
13. 13.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) an atlas (d) a random website
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
20. 20.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) a joke page
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) a comment with no name (d) a doctor
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.📚 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
33. 33.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
34. 34.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) an atlas (c) a dictionary (d) a forwarded message
35. 35.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a comment with no name
36. 36.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) an atlas (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) the school notice board (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a video with no name
40. 40.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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