Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 680 · 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: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) asking a stranger (c) a guess (d) a thermometer
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a thermometer (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a science textbook (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess by a friend (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
9. 9.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) a doctor (d) a comment with no name
11. 11.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
16. 16.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a comment with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
17. 17.📚 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
18. 18.📚 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
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) an atlas (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
20. 20.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
21. 21.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a forwarded message (c) the bus timetable (d) a science textbook
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📚 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
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
28. 28.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
29. 29.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a cookbook (c) a joke book (d) an atlas
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.📚 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
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
33. 33.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a science textbook
35. 35.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
37. 37.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) the bus timetable (c) a dream (d) a guess
39. 39.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is funny (c) it is checked and known (d) it has many likes

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