Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 822 · 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.📚 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) a video with no name
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
4. 4.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is funny (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a science textbook
7. 7.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📚 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
12. 12.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a joke book
18. 18.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
20. 20.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a comic (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a dictionary (c) a guess by a friend (d) a forwarded message
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a random website (c) the bus timetable (d) a thermometer
26. 26.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a dictionary (c) the school notice board (d) a rumour in the corridor
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.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
31. 31.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) a rumour in the corridor
35. 35.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a dream (d) the bus timetable
36. 36.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
37. 37.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a random website” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a comment with no name

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