Evaluating Sources for Reliability

Evaluating Sources for Reliability

7th - 8th Grade

7 Qs

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Evaluating Sources for Reliability

Evaluating Sources for Reliability

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.3.5, RI.7.6, RL.5.6

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Dawn Burley-Hill

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7 questions

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1.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Fill in the blank. Reliable sources need to be credible, trustworthy, and _______________.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Imagine that you are writing an informative paper about dogs. Which of these would be the best source of information?

A blog about the dogs a woman rescues

A social media page for the San Bernardino Humane Society

An article in Dog World magazine by a dog show judge

The Twitter account "We Rate Dogs"

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When you determine the author's purpose, which one is most trustworthy?

An author trying to inform

An author trying to persuade

An author trying to sell something

An author trying to entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is it important to consider the author's bias?

The author might not give you all the facts

The author might not be qualified to write about the topic

The author might be making a joke

The author might be writing a blog post

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How do you make sure that you are getting accurate information?

Only choose .org and .gov websites

Avoid all news websites, since they are sensational

Look at several sources on the same topic to make sure the information is the same

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

1 min • 1 pt

If I wanted to learn about the Revolutionary War, which source would likely be reliable?

My older brother's report on the Revolutionary War

A journal from a Revolutionary War soldier

A blog about visiting Revolutionary War battlefields

A Yahoo Answers reply to another middle schooler's question

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following most nearly means the same as objective?

Not alive, inanimate

Having strong beliefs

Trying to persuade

Not biased, truthful

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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