Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 704 · 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 science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
5. 5.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
6. 6.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a video with no name (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
8. 8.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an old rumour (c) an atlas (d) a joke book
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a joke page (d) an atlas
10. 10.📚 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
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) the school notice board
12. 12.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a guess by a friend (d) a random website
15. 15.📚 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
16. 16.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
21. 21.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) touching a wall (c) asking a stranger (d) a guess
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) definitely false (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
30. 30.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) an atlas (d) a forwarded message
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a comment with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a doctor
35. 35.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a cartoon (c) a dictionary (d) a comic
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) an atlas (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a comment with no name
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a video with no name
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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