Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 821 · 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.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour (d) a cartoon
2. 2.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) your class teacher (c) a video with no name (d) a random website
5. 5.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a stranger online (c) the school notice board (d) a science textbook
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a thermometer (c) a guess by a friend (d) an atlas
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
9. 9.📚 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
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a dream
15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
16. 16.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) asking a stranger (c) a guess (d) a thermometer
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a forwarded message (c) a stranger online (d) a video with no name
20. 20.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
24. 24.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a guess by a friend
26. 26.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
29. 29.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) the school notice (d) a friend’s guess
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a comment with no name (d) an atlas
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.True or false: “an atlas” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
37. 37.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) the school notice board
38. 38.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an old rumour (d) an atlas
39. 39.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True

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