Fake News - News Types

Fake News - News Types

6th - 12th Grade

6 Qs

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Fake News - News Types

Fake News - News Types

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.11-12.10, RI.6.10, RI.7.10

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An online post says that COVID-19 is a hoax

Fake News

Fabricated Content

Opinion Piece

Biased News

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A politician wants to provide after school care, but an article says they want to extend the school day

Reliable News

Fabricated Content

Misleading News

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A news reporter talks about Biden while smiling and uses the words "strong candidate" but frowns while talking about Bernie and says "unpopular"

Biased news

Fabricated content

Reliable news

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A journalist writes that they believe Biden can defeat Trump in the upcoming election

Fake News

Biased News

Opinion piece

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A news article quotes experts on epidemics who recommend wearing a cloth mask in public spaces

Biased news

Opinion piece

Reliable news

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A reporter accidentally says that Trump said something that Pence actually said

Misleading News

Fake News

Fabricated content

Misinformation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10