Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 705 · 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 thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.📚 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
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a stranger online
4. 4.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) less likely true
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a comment with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a random website
7. 7.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess (d) a stranger’s chat
8. 8.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.📚 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
13. 13.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a rumour (b) a dictionary (c) a cartoon (d) a comic
14. 14.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) a forwarded message (c) the school notice (d) a random website
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a doctor
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) a forwarded message (d) an atlas
19. 19.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) an atlas
27. 27.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it is funny
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) a joke page
29. 29.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
32. 32.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess by a friend (d) a dictionary
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
35. 35.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) touching a wall (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer

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