Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 84 · 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 not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.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 doctor
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a comment with no name (c) a stranger online (d) a random website
4. 4.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
5. 5.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a cartoon
6. 6.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a science textbook” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a stranger online” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a dictionary (d) a video with no name
11. 11.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) a science textbook
13. 13.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a forwarded message (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) an atlas (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a stranger online (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📚 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the school notice board (c) a video with no name (d) the bus timetable
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a stranger online (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
23. 23.📅 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
24. 24.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
30. 30.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📚 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
34. 34.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) a thermometer (d) the school notice board
37. 37.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
38. 38.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
40. 40.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) an opinion (c) definitely false (d) less likely true

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