2.01 Language Arts-7 RVA

Which is not a common ending of a web address that you can use to help determine the credibility of a website?

• .com

• .gov

• .png

• .net

Which should not be used to determine the credibility of information on a website?

• Date the information was published

• Author's background

• Purpose of the author or organization writing the information

• All of the above can be used to determine credibility

Anyone can post information on the internet, whether it is true or not.

• True

• False

If the ending of a web address has ".net" it is always a credible source.

• True

• False

The ending ".edu" on a web address means the source is which type of organization?

• written by someone named Ed

• business

• education based

• personal blog

A university study on a particular topic would likely have what type of ending to the web address?

• .com

• .edu

• .net

• .gov

If you are writing a paper on a giant squid, what step should you take to make sure your paper is accurate?

• Find biased sources.

• Use sources that have strong opinions.

• Use as many sources as possible.

• Check that your sources are credible.

Websites that are trying to persuade you to buy a product are usually credible sources to trust while doing research.

• True

• False

Why is Wikipedia not a good source to use for a research based assignment?

• Anyone can edit the information, so it could include false information.

• The name Wikipedia just sounds funny.

• Wikipedia is never useful for anything.

Visiting answer sites is a good research strategy.

• True

• False