Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 988 · 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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a forwarded message (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
2. 2.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
4. 4.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) a dictionary (d) a rumour in the corridor
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) your class teacher (c) a doctor (d) a guess by a friend
7. 7.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a random website (c) a guess by a friend (d) a thermometer
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
11. 11.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
12. 12.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📚 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
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.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📚 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) a forwarded message
18. 18.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
20. 20.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a stranger’s chat (c) a guess (d) the bus timetable
21. 21.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) touching a wall (c) a guess (d) asking a stranger
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a random website (c) a joke page (d) a stranger online
23. 23.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a random website (c) a dictionary (d) an atlas
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
26. 26.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
27. 27.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a stranger online (c) a science textbook (d) a dictionary
28. 28.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📚 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
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 guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
33. 33.🗺️ 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
34. 34.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) more likely true (c) less likely true (d) definitely false
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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