Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 900 · 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? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
2. 2.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a joke page (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
4. 4.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) touching a wall (b) a guess (c) asking a stranger (d) a thermometer
5. 5.📚 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
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
8. 8.📚 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
9. 9.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a dictionary (c) a comic (d) a rumour
12. 12.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) an atlas (c) a cookbook (d) a joke book
13. 13.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) the bus timetable (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) the school notice board
16. 16.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a thermometer (c) a science textbook (d) a dictionary
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a guess by a friend (c) a forwarded message (d) a science textbook
19. 19.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) a forwarded message (d) a thermometer
20. 20.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) more likely true (b) less likely true (c) definitely false (d) an opinion
21. 21.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) a comment with no name (d) your class teacher
23. 23.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
24. 24.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it has many likes
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
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.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
28. 28.📚 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
29. 29.🚌 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
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
31. 31.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a science textbook
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a doctor (c) a guess by a friend (d) a forwarded message
35. 35.True or false: “an atlas” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a guess by a friend (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) an atlas (c) a random website (d) a stranger online
38. 38.📚 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
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.📚 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

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