Website Evaluation LSK

The URL ending with .com stands for company.

• True

• False

It does not matter if there are typos, spelling errors, or grammar mistakes in a webpage providing information on a topic. 

• True
• False

What are the 5W's used for? 

• Evaluating books
• Evaluating websites
• Evaluating homework
• Studying for tests

Which of the following is NOT an example of a URL extension? 

• .com
• .gov
• .npr
• .net

What does this URL tell you about the source? http://vos.ucsb.edu 

• It is associated with an educational institution. 
• It is an English teacher’s personal home page. 
• It is an article from a magazine. 
• It is from a government site. 

Evaluating content on the Web is important because... 

• Web authors are always less professional. 
• Web authors are always biased. 
• Anyone can publish on the Web. There’s no guarantee that what you’re reading is reliable. 
•  Printed information is always more accurate than information found on the Web. 

Which of the following is one of the 5W questions?

• What is the website about?
• What is the author's purpose for this website?

You are on a .gov site, but you can’t find an author. Can you use this site? 

• No because a site must have an author to be credible. 
• No because .gov sites are not reliable. 
• Yes because most .gov sites can be trusted. They are only published by the U.S. government. 
• Yes because you are in a rush and don’t have time to look elsewhere. 

Which of the following is one of the 5W questions?

• Who has used this website?
• Who is the author or creator?

Which of the following website endings are always safe to use?

• .gov and .edu
• .org and .com
• .edu and .net
• .com and .net