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Credibility and Evaluating Sources

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

Credibility and Evaluating Sources
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When a source is credible, it means that the information is ...

High quality but not true

High quality and trustworthy

Fake and questionable

Made up but sounds like it could be true

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Evaluating sources can help you 

Assess if the information is accurate or not

Decide if the author is bias 

Decide if you should use the information as evidence 

All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the domain suffixes listed here would provide the most credible information for research on whether it is ethical to keep animals in a zoo? Why?

.org

.edu

.com

.net

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which website types are accepted as consistently reliable websites? (Select all that apply)

.com

.edu

.gov

.mil

.org

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

A credible source is a source of information that is:

unbiased

supported by evidence

written by a professional author

posted on social media

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

She had to search carefully, but she found several ​ (a)   sources that were written by authors with in-depth experience and first-hand knowledge.

credible

relevant

sufficient

accurate

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An ​ ​ (a)   opinion is considered credible because the person is a professional with years of experience in their given field - like a scientist, or even an NFL player, depending on the topic.

expert

accurate

relevant

sufficient

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

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