Fake News
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fake news stories can be misleading without being completely untrue.
True
False
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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
1 min • 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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these domain extensions is most likely to contain fake news content?
.gov
.edu
.co
.org
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CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
4.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
Fake news websites can give themselves away by the language they use. Look out for (a) , (b) , (c) .
incorrect spelling
grammar mistakes
sections in all capitals
weird words
formal grammar
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CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If you encountered a headline about climate strikers being jailed, which of the following should you do first?
Share it with your friends and family.
Find a way to help the climate strikers.
Check whether the story is true.
All of the above.
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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
1 min • 1 pt
The corrupt government gave the people a lot of misinformation to keep them from suspecting anything was wrong.
false or inaccurate information, especially that which is deliberately intended to deceive
content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page on the internet
a particular way of considering a situation
the title of a newspaper or magazine article printed in large type that says what is in the article; also used as slang for the most important news printed at the front of the newspaper
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CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The photo with the Abraham Lincoln quote about the internet was a complete fabrication.
to check or prove that something is accurate
false information; fiction; a lie
a particular way of considering a situation
the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories
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CCSS.RL.11-12.6
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