Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 78 · 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.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) the bus timetable
4. 4.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
6. 6.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) a random website
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) a doctor (d) a science textbook
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a doctor (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a video with no name
11. 11.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) the school notice board (c) a thermometer (d) a video with no name
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) the school notice board (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) a random website (d) the school notice
19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
20. 20.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
22. 22.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a stranger online (c) a video with no name (d) your class teacher
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) the bus timetable
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) asking a stranger (c) touching a wall (d) a guess
29. 29.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.📚 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
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an old rumour (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a science textbook (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
35. 35.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) less likely true
36. 36.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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