Scholarly or Popular Sources

Scholarly or Popular Sources

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Scholarly or Popular Sources

Scholarly or Popular Sources

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.3.5, RI.11-12.10, RL.11-12.6

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Lori Hasse

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  • A popular souce include a list of sources/bibliography.  You will be able to trace where their ideas came from.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main difference between scholarly and popular sources?

Scholarly sources are written for a general audience, while popular sources are written for experts.

Scholarly sources are not peer-reviewed, while popular sources are peer-reviewed.

Scholarly sources are peer-reviewed and written by experts, while popular sources are not peer-reviewed and written for a general audience.

Scholarly sources are written by amateurs, while popular sources are written by experts.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of source is typically written by experts in the field?

scholarly or academic source

popular magazine

blog post

personal website

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of source is usually peer-reviewed?

Newspaper articles

Blog posts

Social media posts

Academic or scientific articles

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of source is more likely to have a catchy title?

Sources that have a serious tone

Sources that have a boring topic

Sources that are meant to be informative

Sources that aim to attract more readers or viewers

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

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of source is more likely to be published in a scholarly journal?

Research articles

Opinion pieces

Blog posts

Magazine articles

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  • Scholarly Sources will show no bias.  The article will not lean toward one position or another.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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