Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 843 · 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 to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) asking a stranger (c) a thermometer (d) a guess
2. 2.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a joke page (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
3. 3.📚 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
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
6. 6.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) an atlas
9. 9.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚌 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
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a video with no name (d) a science textbook
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a joke page (c) a random website (d) your class teacher
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a dictionary
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a joke page (d) a random website
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
18. 18.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) the bus timetable (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
19. 19.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a dictionary (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the bus timetable
21. 21.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) more likely true
22. 22.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
23. 23.📚 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
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📚 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
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a joke page (c) the bus timetable (d) a video with no name
30. 30.📚 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
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a comment with no name
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a dictionary
34. 34.📚 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
35. 35.📚 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
36. 36.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an atlas (b) a cookbook (c) a joke book (d) an old rumour
38. 38.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
39. 39.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False

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