credible and reliable sources
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can you avoid using unreliable sources?
Look for newspapers, magazines, and organizations that have good reputations.
Make sure the author is an expert on the topic.
Verify your information by using more than one source.
Look only for sources that support what you believe.
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CCSS.L.3.1G
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A credible source is a source of information that is:
Unbiased
Written by a professional author
Supported by evidence
Posted on social media
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CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1C
CCSS.L.K.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Is the date that something was published important?
Yes. Sometimes newer sources correct misinformation from earlier sources.
Yes. Sometimes, interpretations of sources in newer sources provide more clarity than the original source.
No. Anything published online has already been fact checked and corrected.
No. If it was published at some point, it's right forever.
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CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.5.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the quality of having reliable and trustworthy characteristics which may be influenced by an author having expertise on a topic, using unbiased and accurate reasoning, evidence, and sources to support ideas, and providing current and up-to-date information
controlling idea
credibility
editing
graphic feature
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CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.5.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A website with an overload of advertisements is often a sign of a credible source.
True
False
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CCSS.L.3.1G
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.2.1E
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc.
controlling idea
credibility
key ideas
organizational patterns
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CCSS.L.3.1A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wikipedia is not a trusted source because
Most of the information there is false.
Anyone can add to or edit it.
Your teacher says you can't use it.
The information might be outdated.
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CCSS.L.3.1G
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