Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 989 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
2. 2.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) a cookbook (c) an atlas (d) an old rumour
3. 3.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
5. 5.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
8. 8.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a video with no name (c) a doctor (d) an atlas
12. 12.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
13. 13.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a thermometer” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
16. 16.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a science textbook (d) your class teacher
17. 17.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a doctor (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a forwarded message
18. 18.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a dictionary (b) a stranger online (c) your class teacher (d) the bus timetable
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) the school notice board (d) a video with no name
22. 22.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a random website (c) a stranger online (d) the bus timetable
23. 23.True or false: “a joke page” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📚 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) your class teacher (c) the school notice board (d) a random website
26. 26.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) an atlas (c) a joke page (d) a thermometer
28. 28.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a rumour (c) a comic (d) a dictionary
29. 29.True or false: “a random website” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) the bus timetable (c) a science textbook (d) a thermometer
31. 31.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📚 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a video with no name (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
35. 35.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thermometer (b) a joke page (c) a stranger online (d) a video with no name
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a science textbook (d) a stranger online
38. 38.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) the school notice board (c) a stranger online (d) a forwarded message
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a science textbook (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a dictionary

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