Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 813 · 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.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it has many likes (c) it is funny (d) it is checked and known
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a doctor
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
4. 4.📚 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
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) a joke book (d) an old rumour
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a doctor (c) a thermometer (d) a comment with no name
8. 8.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) the bus timetable (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
13. 13.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
14. 14.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
15. 15.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) an opinion
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) a dictionary (d) a comment with no name
17. 17.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) a video with no name (d) a thermometer
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) a doctor
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.True or false: “a joke page” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a forwarded message (c) the bus timetable (d) a doctor
30. 30.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a joke page (d) a stranger online
32. 32.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a rumour
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a stranger online (c) an atlas (d) a comment with no name
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.📚 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
40. 40.📅 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

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