Credible Sources Quiz!

A web address that ends in a .com is always trying to sell you something.

• True

• False

If there are ads on a website, you can be sure it is NOT credible.

• True

• False

A good sign of a credible online source is that there's an author's name and credentials i.e. about me section.

• True

• False

Websites that have some spelling or grammar errors are still generally credible.

• True

• False

If information from a website can be verified in several other CREDIBLE SOURCES, it's probably valid.

• True

• False

The web domains .gov, .edu and ac. cannot normally be considered credible.

• True

• False

If a website seems made to persuade an audience to a certain way of thinking, you can assume it's credible.

• True

• False

Broken links or old information are signs of a website that is NOT credible.

• True

• False

A website that includes pictures is always considered a CREDIBLE site.

• True

• False

Why is using credible sources of information so important?

• To ensure what I am writing about is accurate

• The reader will have expected me to back up my work/statements with evidence

• To convince my reader that what I am saying is true