Fake News Quizziz
Authored by Betsy Stewart
English
12th Grade
18 Questions
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
This type of fake news is designed to grab the user's attention. However, once clicked, the user is taken to a trash site.
Biased/Slanted News
Click Bait
Propaganda
Sloppy Journalism
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The news we encounter today might come from:
qualified journalists.
people trying to go viral.
groups deliberately spreading false information.
all of the above.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fake news stories can be misleading without being completely untrue.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Images and quotes can be used out of context to make a biased story appear to be true.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What characterizes an established media outlet that supplies reliable news?
Physical offices
Tax records
Professional journalists
All of the above
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
A journalist’s credentials do not need to be checked; if someone has written an article, then he or she is a professional journalist.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
7.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
One way to make false information seem (a) is to (b) certain words and phrases and then to reiterate them in different (c) of the story on different (d) media platform.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
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