Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 817 · 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 rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
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.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the school notice (c) a random website (d) a friend’s guess
4. 4.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
6. 6.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is checked and known (c) it has many likes (d) it is loud
7. 7.📚 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
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a guess (d) a dream
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a dictionary (c) a science textbook (d) a video with no name
12. 12.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a guess by a friend
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
19. 19.📚 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
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.📚 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
22. 22.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) a stranger online (d) the bus timetable
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a joke page (d) your class teacher
25. 25.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “the bus timetable” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger online
28. 28.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
29. 29.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a cookbook (c) an atlas (d) a joke book
30. 30.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a video with no name (c) a thermometer (d) a rumour in the corridor
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) the bus timetable (d) a random website
34. 34.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) an opinion (d) more likely true
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a joke page (c) a video with no name (d) a comment with no name
36. 36.📚 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
37. 37.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
39. 39.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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