To pick out real news from fake, be skeptical (NewsELA)

Read the summary below. Choose the answer that BEST fits into the blank to complete the summary.

There is a lot of fake news on the internet, which is a problem for readers who don't know the news is fake. It is important to check sources and figure out whether a news story is really true. _________________________________. She told them to slow down, check the facts and "question everything."

• One teacher researches fake news by reading Facebook and Instagram posts.

• One teacher worked with her students to spot fake news and to think critically.

• One teacher talks to students about fake news and how they can spread it quickly

• One teacher uses Common Sense to learn about fake news and how to help kids

Finish the sentence.

The author MAINLY explains the importance of identifying fake news by_____________________________>

• A. interviewing numerous experts on the subject of fake news on social media

• B. providing resources and strategies used in a classroom for finding fake news.

• C. explaining where on the internet students can search for fake news.

• D. describing specific examples of how to stop people from writing fake news.

How do the first four paragraphs affect the overall structure of the article?

• A. It describes a specific problem to highlight a current wide-spread problem.

• B. It provides a counter-argument to challenge a commonly held belief.

• C. It gives a solution to an issue that has been affecting a community.

• D. It compares and contrasts the reactions of children and adults to an event.

Read the paragraph from the end of the article.

The site is full of information on this tree -climbing. It even has a few grainy photos. But like the creepy clowns, it's entirely made up.

Finish the sentence

This paragraph_______________________.

• A. describes how to find the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus

• B. explains how the reader can identify fake information

• C. describes how easy it is to spot photos that are not real

• D. explains how fake news websites can appear real to the reader