Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 855 · 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.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) less likely true (c) more likely true (d) an opinion
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
4. 4.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a comic
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) a thermometer
9. 9.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) an atlas (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) your class teacher (c) a dictionary (d) the bus timetable
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a video with no name (c) your class teacher (d) a thermometer
13. 13.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
14. 14.📚 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
15. 15.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it has many likes (c) it is loud (d) it is checked and known
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a science textbook (c) a random website (d) a guess by a friend
18. 18.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) the bus timetable (c) a random website (d) a joke page
20. 20.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a stranger online (d) a dictionary
21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) a thermometer
22. 22.📚 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
23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) an atlas (c) the bus timetable (d) a rumour in the corridor
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a comment with no name (c) a doctor (d) the bus timetable
25. 25.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) a joke book (d) an old rumour
26. 26.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
27. 27.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
29. 29.True or false: “a science textbook” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a doctor (c) a forwarded message (d) your class teacher
34. 34.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a comment with no name (c) a random website (d) a science textbook
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
36. 36.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) a joke page
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) an atlas (d) a video with no name
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) the bus timetable (c) a forwarded message (d) an atlas

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