Source analysis & evaluation

Reliability is a source evaluation skill which asks you to draw a conclusion about whether

• a source is relevant to your topic

• a source is trustworthy

• a source agrees with another source

• a source disagrees with another source

You can sometimes conclude that sources are 100% reliable or unreliable

• True

• False

Your decision about a source's reliability is based primarily upon

• what information is contained in the source

• the length of the quote used from the source

• if the source came from a website

• what you know about the creator of the source

If you find a source which you discover is unreliable, what should you do?

• Provide fake information to prove its reliability

• Not evaluate it at all

• Not use the source

• Confirm it with another source

Which of the following is NOT an analysis skill

• Motive

• Information

• Context

• Cost

Which is a more reliable source?

• A personal letter

• A fictional story

• A secondary source painting

If two different sources have two different perspectives, does that mean one is true and the other is false?

• No

• Yes

What does IOPCAM stand for?

• Information, Owner, Purpose, Country, Audience, Money

• Information, Origin, Perspective, Context, Audience, Motive

• Intent, Original, Public, Concept, Artistic, Motive

Which audience was the 'Spearing of Arthur Phillip' made for?

• American

• Indigenous

• British

• New Zealand

• Indonesian