Evaluating Websites Quiz

Which of the following is a clue of a source's reliability being postiive?

• The website has a lot of advertisements.

• The author's title are shown and relates to the topic.

• The website is very popular on social media.

• The website looks good.

What does the domain extension ".gov" signify about a website?

• The website is owned by part of the government.

• The website is used for gaming.

• The website is a non-profit organization.

• The website is a business.

What should you look for when deciding whether to trust a website?

• Clear pictures

• Numerous advertisements

• Detailed information about the author

• The number of visitors

How can you tell a website might be presenting fake information?

• Detailed information

• Unbelievable information

• A bad review

• Many authors

How can you tell how current the information is for a website?

• By checking the date of the last update.

• By looking at the colors that were used on the site.

• By counting the number of links to other sites.

• By how fast the site loads.

Which TLD (top level domain) is mostly used by non-profit organizations?

• .com

• .net

• .org

• .edu

Why is it important to check multiple sources when evaluating a website's reliability?

• To compare website designs.

• To make sure the information is the same across sources.

• To find the website with the most advertisements.

• To choose the website with the best images.

What is a sign that a website might not be credible?

• The site shows detailed information.

• The site provides sources for its information.

• The site's domain ends with .edu or .gov.

• The site contains numerous spelling and grammar errors.

Why might it be bad for an author to include opinions on their website?

• It's not bad to include opinions for research.

• The actual information might be incorrect.

• It determines the website's loading speed.

• It identifies which website has the most advertisements.

Why would looking at several websites be good for recognizing if information is fake news?

• It makes sure the news story is on the website that looks the best.

• It compares the news story against other sources to see if it is true.

• It shows which news story has the most social media likes.

• It shows how fast the news story spreads on the internet.