FAKE NEWS! Finding Reliable Sources

Multiple Choice

The definition of reliable is...

• Not able to be trusted

• Able to be trusted, consistently good in quality or performance

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a reliable source?

• Reliable sources are trustworthy and reliable.

• Reliable sources are always found on the internet.

• Reliable sources contain information that cannot be found anywhere else.

• Reliable sources contain information from the government and people's opinions.

• Reliable sources always have more than one author.

Multiple Choice

True or False: Only experts can post information on the internet.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

If an author cites their sources at the end of their text, then the source is most likely...

• Reliable

• Unreliable

Multiple Choice

When you are looking for a reliable source, what should it include?

• claim, reasons, and evidence

• author name, date, and cited sources

• plagiarized information

• primary and secondary sources

Multiple Choice

If you were going to write a research paper on the history of Walt Disney, which source would be the most reliable source to use?

• britannica.com and search for Walt Disney

• d23.com

  (the official Disney Fan Club page)

• wikipedia.org and search for Mickey Mouse

• wikipedia.org and search for Walt Disney

Multiple Choice

It does not matter how old a book is, the information is always correct.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Fake news is always

• a mistake in reporting

• intended to mislead people

• comedy that someone thought was true

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to prevent fake news from spreading?

• File a law suit against the writers

• Learn how to identify it and avoid reposting it

• Read it all and write your own stories setting the facts straight

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Fake news is _____ _______ that is spread deliberately to try to deceive people

• Dumb Information

• False Information

• Serious Information

• True Information

Multiple Choice

A friend tells you, "I am absolutely livid. Jamie shared confidential information with Caroline!" You respond, "So, you're saying that you're angry that Jamie told Caroline your secret?"
When you retell information in your own words, you are __________________.

• summarizing

• paraphrasing

• yelling

• talking

Multiple Choice

Paraphrasing, or restating ideas in your own words, helps you check your understanding of what you hear and read. Read the passage. Which sentence  best restates the ideas in the passage?
 "Although television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s, small, experimental television images were broadcast in the 1920s."

• Television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s.

• Television became popular in the 1950s, but the first televisions were used thirty years earlier.

• Television became popular in the 1920s, and again in the 1950s.

Multiple Choice

Paraphrasing can help you avoid _____________. It is taking another person's ideas or words and presenting them as your own. This is not only a serious academic offense, but it is also illegal in many cases. Use your own words when you write, and always give credit to others whose ideas you use.

• getting int trouble

• plagiarism

• cheating

• pledging

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct paraphrase of the following sentence:
During the Industrial Revolution, children as young as three worked in factories.

• In the time of the Industrial Revolution, children as young as three worked in the factories.

• Factories employed children-even three-year-olds-in the Industrial Revolution.

• During the Industrial Revolution, children as young as three worked in factories.

Multiple Choice

How could you paraphrase the following sentence: "Moby, the orange robot, is best friends with a boy named Tim."

• Moby, the orange robot, is best friends with a man named Tim.

• Tim is best friends with an orange robot named Moby.

• Moby is an orange robot.

• Tim and Moby are friends.

Multiple Choice

When should you use quotation marks?

• When you have used words and phrases that are unique to the original material

• When you want to remember a particular piece of information

• When you are not sure if what the author is saying is correct

• When you want to offer your own opinion on a text

Multiple Choice

A good paraphrase:

• Is always shorter than the original piece

• Contains exact words and phrases from the original

• Doesn't sound like the original piece of writing

Multiple Choice

When quoting from a text, should it be word for word as it is seen in the book?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Which of the following options are NOT the correct way to quote the text?

• The author said,"She would love the reading class."

• " The place was fun."

• In paragraph two it states, "Pumpkins are really flowers first."

• In the book it states,"Mr. Kim was a bad teacher."

Multiple Choice

Which of the following options are quoted correctly?

• The author said, "He was the best runner ever"

• The author said he was the best runner ever/"

• " He was the best runner ever"

• The author said," He was the best runner ever."

Multiple Choice

Which of the following options are NOT the correct way to quote the text?

• The author said,"She would love the reading class."

• " The place was fun."

• In paragraph two it states, "Pumpkins are really flowers first."

• In the book it states,"Mr. Kim was a bad teacher."

Multiple Select

True or False:

If everyone has heard a saying and already knows the source, you do not have to use quotes or cite the source.

• True

• False