Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 674 · 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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a forwarded message
2. 2.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) a thermometer (d) asking a stranger
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
9. 9.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) a rumour in the corridor
16. 16.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it has many likes
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a stranger online (c) a thermometer (d) your class teacher
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
25. 25.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a stranger online (c) a dictionary (d) your class teacher
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a random website (c) the school notice board (d) your class teacher
34. 34.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) the school notice (d) a forwarded message
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a guess by a friend (c) a doctor (d) a stranger online

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